Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary

As of 3:00 PM Wednesday, negotiated cash trading has been at a standstill in the Southern Plains. In the Texas Panhandle last week live FOB purchases traded at 183.00. For the prior week in Kansas live FOB purchases traded from 183.00-184.00. In the Western Cornbelt and Nebraska negotiated cash trade has been inactive on very light demand. For the previous week in Nebraska live FOB purchases traded at 184.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded from 293.00-295.00. Not enough purchases for a market trend. Last week live FOB purchases traded from 184.00-188.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded from 293.00-295.00.

Confirmed:       710

Week Ago:      6,315

Year Ago:       6,384

Head count priced today:   28,000

Weighted avg. weight:         894.00

Weighted avg. net price:     296.49

Wednesday         120,000

Week Ago             122,000

Year Ago               123,383

Week to Date       354,000

Last Week WTD   363,000

Last Year WTD     374,966

Steers & Heifers:   95,000

Cows & Bulls:        23,000

Choice: 307.29… -4.68

Select:  297.63… -2.62

Choice/Select Spread: 9.66

Total Load Count: 124

295.77… +0.57

242.64… +0.01 / 0.00%

1 Year Change: -2.09%

52 Week Range: 215.33 to 261.88

August: 183.75… -1.42

October: 178.62… -0.78

December: 177.77… -1.08

August: 243.55… -0.65

September: 241.30… -0.62

October: 238.57… +0.20

October Lean Hogs: 81.67… -0.40

September Crude Oil: 74.56… -0.97

December Corn: 3.9075… -0.0200

December Wheat: 5.4150… +0.0600

Omaha Corn: 4.00… -0.0300

Kansas City Wheat: 4.95… +0.06

DJIA: 41,095.16… -155.34

S & P 500: 5,592.43… -33.37

NASDAQ: 17,556.03… -198.79

U.S. Dollar Index: 101.12… +0.57