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

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St Joseph, MO    Mon Feb 18, 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:          12            Week ago:       12          Year ago:   10,838
Week to Date:    7,091            Week ago:    3,999          Year ago:   16,361

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:       1,101            Week ago:    3,751          Year ago:    5,599
Week to Date:    7,250            Week ago:    5,261          Year ago:    7,044


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 
 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  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      12     60.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 No reportable trade.
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades      12     60.0   1,250-1,250  1,250.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
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
 No reportable trade.
HEIFER - LIVE - FOB
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       48     62.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  123.00-123.00  123.00
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      48     62.5   1,200-1,200  1,200.0  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      961     63.1   1,075-1,225  1,175.1  122.00-123.00  122.18
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades     961     63.1   1,075-1,225  1,175.1  122.00-123.00  122.18
MIXED STEER/HEIFER - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Over 80% Choice                          -                      -
 65 - 80% Choice                          -                      -
 35 - 65% Choice       92     62.6     750-775      762.2  194.00-195.00  194.49
  0 - 35% Choice                          -                      -
 Total all grades      92     62.6     750-775      762.2  194.00-195.00  194.49
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB
 Total all grades   1,009     63.1   1,075-1,225  1,176.2  122.00-123.00  122.22
ALL BEEF TYPE STEERS AND HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
 Total all grades      92     62.6     750-775      762.2  194.00-195.00  194.49
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
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