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Amarillo, Texas    Thu    Dec 24, 1998    USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News

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AM_LS724
Amarillo, Texas         Thu, Dec 24, 1998       USDA Dept of Ag Market News

5 Area Daily Weighted Average - Texas/Oklahoma; Kansas; Nebraska; Colorado;
and Iowa/So. Minnesota Feedlots for:   Wed, Dec 23, 1998

Confirmed:       79,583       Week Ago:  55,930         Last Year:  14,281
Week to Date:   190,553       Week Ago: 263,691         Last Year:  99,799

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Live Basis Sales        Weight Range       Price Range   |Weighted Averages
Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds)                           |
      200 CH   80-100%        1325 lbs            $58.00 |1325 lbs  $58.00
    1,995 SE/CH 65-80%  1295 -1314 lbs   $57.58 - $57.64 |1302 lbs  $57.60
   24,931 SE/CH 35-65%  1223 -1350 lbs   $57.35 - $58.02 |1258 lbs  $57.99
      695 SE/CH 20-35%  1217 -1291 lbs   $57.00 - $57.45 |1283 lbs  $57.40
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Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds)                          |
      315 CH   80-100%        1200 lbs            $59.00 |1200 lbs  $59.00
    1,241 SE/CH 65-80%        1192 lbs   $57.61 - $57.92 |1192 lbs  $57.74
   11,109 SE/CH 35-65%  1075 -1225 lbs   $57.50 - $58.14 |1109 lbs  $58.04
      250 SE/CH 20-35%  1075 -1111 lbs   $57.23 - $58.00 |1102 lbs  $57.41
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Dressed Basis Sales     Weight Range       Price Range   |Weighted Averages
Slaughter Steers (Beef Breeds)                           |
      200 CH   80-100%        1325 lbs            $92.00 |1325 lbs  $92.00
    6,083 SE/CH 65-80%  1280 -1306 lbs   $91.17 - $91.49 |1302 lbs  $91.22
    6,036 SE/CH 35-65%  1268 -1310 lbs   $90.94 - $92.00 |1301 lbs  $91.18
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Slaughter Heifers (Beef Breeds)                          |
      557 SE/CH 65-80%        1182 lbs            $91.67 |1182 lbs  $91.67
    1,731 SE/CH 35-65%        1100 lbs            $91.00 |1100 lbs  $91.00
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Wednesday's   Daily Weighted Averages (Beef Breeds)
       Live Steer     : 1262  lbs   -     57.95 - 27,821 Hd.
       Live Heifer    : 1119  lbs   -     58.02 - 12,915 Hd.
       Dressed Steer  : 1301  lbs   -     91.21 - 12,319 Hd.
       Dressed Heifer : 1120  lbs   -     91.16 -  2,288 Hd.
Total Other:     24,240 Hd.      Total Weighted - 55,343 Hd.
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Week Ago Weighted Averages:
       Live Steer     : 1241  lbs   -     57.55
       Live Heifer    : 1146  lbs   -     57.52
       Dressed Steer  : 1287  lbs   -     90.59
       Dressed Heifer : 1153  lbs   -     90.68
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Year Ago Weighted Averages:
       Live Steer     : 1310  lbs   -     65.00
       Live Heifer    : 1155  lbs   -     65.00
       Dressed Steer  : 1288  lbs   -    104.89
      Dressed Heifer  : 1154  lbs   -    104.81
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Other includes contracted sales, formula sales, Holsteins, heiferettes, and
cattle sold earlier in the week but data not collected day of sale.

Source:   USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News, Amarillo, TX
          806/372-6361 - 24 hour markets 806/372-3494
          www.ams.usda.gov/mncs/mn_reports/am_ls724.txt

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