Texas Ag Daily Market Summary

USDA reported at 3:00 PM on Wednesday that negotiated cash trade has been at a standstill in the Southern Plains. The latest established market was last week in the Southern Plains live FOB purchases traded at 187.00. In Nebraska negotiated cash trade has been light on light demand. A few dressed delivered and dressed FOB purchases traded at 290.00. However, not enough for a full market trend. For the prior week in Nebraska live FOB purchases traded from 186.00-187.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded at 294.00. In the Western Cornbelt, negotiated cash trade has been inactive on very light demand. For the previous week in the Western Cornbelt live FOB purchases traded from 185.00-188.00 and dressed delivered purchases traded at 294.00.

Confirmed:   3,127

Week Ago:         15

Year Ago:   19,498

Head count priced today:  19,200

Weighted avg. weight:            906

Weighted avg. net price:   304.23

Wednesday           125,000

Week Ago              125,000

Year Ago                124,235

Week to Date        358,000

Last Week WTD    369,000

Last Year WTD      376,418

Steers & Heifers:     97,000

Cows & Bulls:           24,000

Choice: 306.94… -1.33

Select:  278.66… -1.26

Choice/Select Spread: 28.28

Total Load Count: 134

266.41… -0.83

249.02… -0.62 / -0.25%

1 Year Change: +7.61%

52 Week Range: 215.33 to 261.88

December: 184.02… -0.38

February: 186.07… -0.05

April: 187.67… -0.03

November: 246.47… -0.35

January: 243.65… +0.08

March: 242.20… +0.48

December Lean Hogs: 81.87… -0.48

November Crude Oil: 67.97… -0.15

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December Corn: 4.2650… -0.0200

December Wheat: 5.4100… -0.1125

Omaha Corn: 4.11… +0.07

Kansas City Wheat: 4.81… -0.06

DJIA: 43,958.19… +47.19

S & P 500: 5,985.38… +1.37

NASDAQ: 19,230.74… -50.66

U.S. Dollar Index: 106.49… +0.47