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

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St Joseph, MO    Thu Feb 14, 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:        none            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:      874            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,195            Week ago:      476          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:    2,373            Week ago:      595          Year ago:      149


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

 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
 No reportable trade.
STEER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      594     65.5     725-854      819.7  192.50-201.00  194.69
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     594     65.5     725-854      819.7  192.50-201.00  194.69
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      357     65.4     756-766      763.8  192.50-192.50  192.50
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     357     65.4     756-766      763.8  192.50-192.50  192.50
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice       47     64.2     720-720      720.6  201.00-201.00  201.00
 35 - 65% Choice       91     64.6     682-726      701.0  201.00-201.00  201.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     138     64.5     682-726      707.6  201.00-201.00  201.00
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades                         -                      -
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades   1,089     65.3     682-854      787.2  192.50-201.00  194.77
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - LIVE - FOB
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      106     64.8     735-746      737.7  198.00-201.00  198.65
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     106     64.8     735-746      737.7  198.00-201.00  198.65

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

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