TX-OK Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle - Negotiated Purchases - Morning

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St Joseph, MO    Mon Feb 04, 2013    USDA Market News Service

TX/OK/NM DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Morning
Primarily trade from previous afternoon

Domestic source only. Live sales based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a
3-4% shrink. Dressed sales based on hot carcass weights delivered to the plant.

NEGOTIATED CASH:
Confirmed:          76            Week ago:     none          Year ago:   10,905
Week to Date:    5,525            Week ago:    7,856          Year ago:   11,156

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,883            Week ago:      927          Year ago:    4,799
Week to Date:    8,602            Week ago:    5,760          Year ago:    7,554


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

                     Head    Wtd Avg    Avg Wt    Wtd Avg      Price     Wtd Avg
                    Count   Dress Pct    Range     Weight      Range      Price
STEER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       64     64.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      64     64.0   1,300-1,300  1,300.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       12     60.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      12     60.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      76     63.4   1,250-1,300  1,292.1  125.00-125.00  125.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades                         -                      -
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No reportable trade.

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE PRICE SALES: FINAL NET PRICES TO BE DETERMINED LATER AND
SHOWN ON THE LM_CT109 FORMULATED PURCHASES REPORT
(Includes all transactions regardless of delivery day)

                     Head    Wtd Avg    Avg Wt    Wtd Avg      Price     Wtd Avg
                    Count   Dress Pct    Range     Weight      Range      Price
STEER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       90     62.7   1,225-1,250  1,236.1  125.00-126.00  125.56
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      90     62.7   1,225-1,250  1,236.1  125.00-126.00  125.56
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       65     63.0   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      65     63.0   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  125.00-125.00  125.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice    1,165     63.1   1,150-1,250  1,191.1  124.00-124.00  124.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades   1,165     63.1   1,150-1,250  1,191.1  124.00-124.00  124.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       48     62.8     775-775      775.0  199.00-199.00  199.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      48     62.8     775-775      775.0  199.00-199.00  199.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,320     63.0   1,150-1,250  1,193.4  124.00-126.00  124.16
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      48     62.8     775-775      775.0  199.00-199.00  199.00
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice                          -                      -
  0 - 35% Choice      175     63.0     816-816      816.6  187.00-187.00  187.00
 Total all grades     175     63.0     816-816      816.6  187.00-187.00  187.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No reportable trade.

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
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