LM_CT131 
St. Joseph, MO    Mon, August 03, 2015    USDA Market News Service 
 
Afternoon National Slaughter Cattle Review as of 2:00 pm Monday 
 
So far for Monday trading has been at a standstill in all major feeding regions. 
Last week in the Texas Panhandle live sales sold from 147.00-147.50. In Kansas 
live sales sold at 147.00 and dressed sales at 233.50. In Nebraska for the prior 
week live sales sold mostly at 148.00 and dressed sales at 234.00. In Colorado 
live sales sold at 149.00. For the previous week in the Western Cornbelt live 
sales sold mostly from 147.00-148.00 and dressed sales ranged from 232.00-234.00. 
 
Negotiated sales: 
Confirmed:         106            Week ago:     none          Year ago:       56 
Week to Date:      106            Week ago:     none          Year ago:       56 
 
Negotiated: prices paid for Domestic Slaughter steers and heifers: 
(Information derived from the 5 area weighted average LM_CT100) 
 
Live basis                 Steers                     Heifers 
Over 80% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
65 - 80% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
35 - 65% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
0 - 35% Choice             -       avg                -       avg 
Total all grades           -       avg                -       avg 
 
Dressed basis              Steers                     Heifers 
Over 80% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
65 - 80% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
35 - 65% Choice            -       avg                -       avg 
0 - 35% Choice             -       avg                -       avg 
Total all grades           -       avg                -       avg 
 
 
Formula purchases: prices established thus far today for slaughtered 
cattle. 
 
Beef Type:                   Domestic: 
Head count priced today:        18,000 
Weighted avg weight:               858 
Weighted avg net price:         229.11 
 
Covers transactions reported at 2:00 pm today.  Comments and market conditions 
may include information gathered from voluntary sources, all prices, weights 
and head counts are only those gathered through the mandatory reporting system. 
 
Source:  USDA Market News Service, St Joseph, MO 
         (816)-676-7000 e-mail:  stjoe.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lm_ct131.txt 
 
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