Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary

USDA reported at 3:00 PM on Tuesday that negotiated cash trade in the Southern Plains and Nebraska has been at a standstill. Last week in the Southern Plains live FOB purchases traded at 188.00. Last week in Nebraska live FOB purchases traded from 187.00-188.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded at 296.00. In the Western Cornbelt negotiated cash trading has been mostly inactive on very light demand. Not enough purchases for a market trend. Last week live FOB purchases traded from 187.00-188.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded at 296.00.

Confirmed:            281

Week Ago:             188

Year Ago:               367

Head count priced today: 33,600

Weighted avg. weight:            916

Weighted avg. net price:   302.59

Tuesday                 123,000

Week Ago              125,000

Year Ago                127,313

Week to Date        243,000

Last Week WTD    245,000

Last Year WTD      252,241

Steers & Heifers:      98,000

Cows & Bulls:           22,000

Choice: 323.96… +1.10

Select:  294.80… -1.41

Choice/Select Spread: 29.16

Total Load Count: 142

275.59... -1.31

250.65… +0.39 / +0.16%

1 Year Change: +2.91%

52 Week Range: 215.33 to 261.88

October: 188.05… +1.05

December: 188.12… +1.30

February: 188.82… +1.20

October: 249.42… +1.85

November: 248.92… +2.32

January: 246.05… +1.80

December Lean Hogs: 79.12… +0.85

November Crude Oil: 72.24… +1.68

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December Corn: 4.1650… +0.0700

December Wheat: 5.7600… +0.0375

Omaha Corn: 4.01… +0.09

Kansas City Wheat: 5.27… +0.05

DJIA: 42,925.62… -11.98

S & P 500: 5,851.26… -3.52

NASDAQ: 18,573.13… +31.67

U.S. Dollar Index: 104.10… +0.09