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

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St Joseph, MO    Fri Feb 15, 2013    USDA Market News Service

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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:    5,565            Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:         807            Week ago:     none          Year ago:       70
Week to Date:    3,066            Week ago:    1,152          Year ago:      726


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      329     65.8     717-876      840.8  198.00-201.00  198.23
  0 - 35% Choice      111     66.1     749-749      749.6  201.00-201.00  201.00
 Total all grades     440     65.9     717-876      817.8  198.00-201.00  198.93
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       40     63.3   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      40     63.3   1,175-1,175  1,175.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice      316     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  122.50-122.75  122.58
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     316     63.0   1,225-1,225  1,225.0  122.50-122.75  122.58
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades     356     63.0   1,175-1,225  1,219.4  122.50-123.00  122.62
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades     440     65.9     717-876      817.8  198.00-201.00  198.93
DAIRYBRED STEER/HEIFER 
 No reportable trade.
MIXED STEER/HEIFER/COW 
 No reportable trade.

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
         816-676-7000    email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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