Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary

USDA reported at 3:00 PM on Friday that negotiated cash trade in the Southern Plains has been mostly inactive on light demand. In the Texas Panhandle on Thursday live FOB purchases traded at 187.00, on a light test. On Thursday in Kansas live FOB purchases traded from 186.00-187.00. In Nebraska and the Western Cornbelt negotiated cash has been slow on light demand. Compared to Thursday in Nebraska live purchases traded steady to 1.00 higher from 187.00-188.00. On Thursday dressed purchases traded at 296.00. Compared Thursday in the Western Cornbelt live FOB purchases traded steady from 187.00-188.00. On Thursday dressed purchase traded at 296.00.

Confirmed:       8,315

Week Ago:      16,183

Year Ago:        11,203

Head count priced today:  32,300

Weighted avg. weight:            911

Weighted avg. net price:    297.98

Friday                     106,000

Week Ago              108,000

Year Ago                 110,931

Week to Date        580,000

Last Week WTD    599,000

Last Year WTD      609,443

Steers & Heifers:      91,000

Cows & Bulls:            24,000

Choice: 311.22… +1.27

Select:  288.72… -2.01

Choice/Select Spread: 22.50

Total Load Count: 94

274.11… -0.22

250.05… +0.53 / +0.21%

1 Year Change: -0.10%

52 Week Range: 215.33 to 261.88

October: 188.60… -0.57

December: 187.57… -0.70

February: 188.20… -0.67

October: 249.75… -0.52

November: 249.80… -0.15

January: 247.25… +0.05

December Lean Hogs: 77.65… +0.70

November Crude Oil: 75.62… -0.23

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December Corn: 4.1575… -0.0275

December Wheat: 5.9900… -0.0475

Omaha Corn: 3.95… -0.03

Kansas City Wheat: 5.45… -0.06

DJIA: 42,863.93… +409.91

S & P 500: 5,815.04… +35.11

NASDAQ: 18,342.94… +60.89

U.S. Dollar Index: 102.92… -0.07