Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary

USDA reported at 3:00 PM on Thursday that cash trade was mostly inactive on light demand in all feeding regions. Not enough purchases in any feeding region for an adequate market test. The latest established market in all regions was last week, with live FOB purchases at 190.00. In Nebraska and Western Cornbelt dressed delivered purchases from 296.00-298.00, respectively.

Confirmed:        2,079

Week Ago:       10,552

Year Ago:         26,180

Head count priced today:  38,880

Weighted avg. weight:            939

Weighted avg. net price:    303.68

Thursday               125,000

Week Ago              121,000

Year Ago                123,943

Week to Date        494,000

Last Week WTD    490,000

Last Year WTD      497,741

Steers & Heifers:   101,000

Cows & Bulls:          24,000

Choice: 309.46… -6.13

Select:  279.72… -3.48

Choice/Select Spread: 29.74

Total Load Count: 179

270.12… +1.03

249.92… -0.80 / -0.32%

1 Year Change: +4.62%

52 Week Range: 215.33 to 261.88

December: 185.82… +0.42

February: 187.42… +0.70

April: 188.25… +0.45

November: 247.65… -0.05

January: 244.32… +0.30

March: 242.25… +0.50

December Lean Hogs: 81.20… -0.92

November Crude Oil: 72.13

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December Corn: 4.2750… +0.0125

December Wheat: 5.7150… -0.0175

Omaha Corn: 4.04… +0.01

Kansas City Wheat: 5.09… -0.05

DJIA: 43,728.21… -0.67

S & P 500: 5,973.09… +44.18

NASDAQ: 19,269.46… +285.99

U.S. Dollar Index: 104.39… -0.71