AL_LS601                                                                       
Las Cruces, NM    Tue May 21, 2013    USDA Market News                         
                                                                               
Mexico to Texas Livestock Imports                                              
                                                                               
                           Current     Previous    Current       Previous      
                            Week         Week    Year-to-date  Year-to-date    
                         5/18/2013    5/11/2013                                
                                                                               

Del Rio                                                                        
     Heifers                      0           0      2,800         8,876       
     Steers                     589       1,018     22,363        46,999       
     Total                      589       1,018     25,163        55,875       

Eagle Pass                                                                     
     Heifers                    176         598      6,511        28,090       
     Steers                     609       1,788     22,424        63,295       
     Total                      785       2,386     28,935        91,385       

Hidalgo                                                                        
     Heifers                    199         172      4,189         9,002       
     Steers                     220         662     17,053        26,804       
     Total                      419         834     21,242        35,806       

Laredo                                                                         
     Heifers                    221         663      5,713         8,935       
     Steers                     987       1,067     26,740        28,646       
     Total                    1,208       1,730     32,453        37,581       

Presidio                                                                       
     Heifers                      0         181      7,305        34,499       
     Steers                     326         380     21,227       112,579       
     Total                      326         561     28,532       147,078       

Total                                                                          
     Heifers                    596       1,614     26,518        89,402       
     Steers                   2,731       4,915    109,807       278,323       
     Total                    3,327       6,529    136,325       367,725       

Source:   USDA Market News Service, Las Cruces, NM                   
          John Langenegger (575)527-6861 FAX(575)527-6868            
          LasCruces.LGMN@ams.usda.gov                                
          www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AL_LS601.txt                    
                                                         

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