Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary

USDA reported at 3:00 PM on Thursday that negotiated cash trade in Southern Plains negotiated cash trade has been slow on moderate demand. Compared to last week in the Texas Panhandle live FOB purchases traded 1.00 higher at 188.00, on a light test. Compared to last week in Kansas last week live FOB purchases traded 1.00-2.00 higher at 188.00. In Nebraska and the Western Cornbelt negotiated cash has been moderate on trade and demand. Last week in Nebraska live purchases traded from 187.00-188.00. Compared to last week in Nebraska dressed purchases traded steady at 296.00. Compared to last week in the Western Cornbelt live FOB purchases traded steady to 1.00 lower at 187.00. Compared to last week dressed purchase traded steady at 296.00, on a light test.

Confirmed:       20,184

Week Ago:        35,516

Year Ago:             8,731

Head count priced today:  38,700

Weighted avg. weight:             928

Weighted avg. net price:    299.18

Thursday               118,000

Week Ago              115,000

Year Ago                125.322

Week to Date        488,000

Last Week WTD    474,000

Last Year WTD      501,670

Steers & Heifers:    101,000

Cows & Bulls:           24,000

Choice: 319.26… +0.13

Select:  293.52… +1.15

Choice/Select Spread: 25.74

Total Load Count: 143

275.21… -2.62

250.25… +0.80 / +0.32%

1 Year Change: +1.39%

52 Week Range: 215.33 to 261.88

October: 186.62… -0.43

December: 186.17… -0.43

February: 186.97… Unchanged

October: 246.72… +0.62

November: 245.75… +0.25

January: 243.12… -0.23

December Lean Hogs: 77.67… -0.03

November Crude Oil: 70.52

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December Corn: 4.0675… +0.0200

December Wheat: 5.8950… -0.0450

Omaha Corn: 3.90… +0.02

Kansas City Wheat: 5.36… +0.07

DJIA: 43,238.78… +161.34

S & P 500: 5,841.43… -0.99

NASDAQ: 18,373.61… +6.53

U.S. Dollar Index: 103.80… -0.22