Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary

USDA reported at 3:00 PM on Wednesday that negotiated cash trading has been at a standstill in all regions. The last reported market in all regions was last week. In the Southern Plains live FOB purchases traded at 190.00. In Nebraska and Western Cornbelt live FOB and dressed delivered purchases traded at 190.00 and from 296.00-298.00, respectively.

Confirmed:              15

Week Ago:        16,987

Year Ago:            6,745

Head count priced today:  15,300

Weighted avg. weight:            893

Weighted avg. net price:   303.76

Wednesday           125,000

Week Ago               124,000

Year Ago                 125,464

Week to Date        369,000

Last Week WTD    369,334

Last Year WTD      373,798

Steers & Heifers:   100,000

Cows & Bulls:           24,000

Choice: 315.59… -1.62

Select:  283.20… -2.04

Choice/Select Spread: 32.39

Total Load Count: 131

269.09… -4.06

250.72… -0.01 / -0.00%

1 Year Change: +4.94%

52 Week Range: 215.33 to 261.88

December: 185.40… +0.63

February: 186.72… +0.77

April: 187.80… +0.80

November: 247.70… +1.55

January: 244.02… +1.67

March: 241.75… +1.25

December Lean Hogs: 82.12… +1.00

November Crude Oil: 71.98... -0.01

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December Corn: 4.2625… +0.0775

December Wheat: 5.7325… +0.0075

Omaha Corn: 4.03… +0.1000

Kansas City Wheat: 5.14… -0.03

DJIA: 43,728.88… +1,500.64

S & P 500: 5,928.91… +145.55

NASDAQ: 18,983.47… +544.85

U.S. Dollar Index: 105.10… -1.68