LM_CT117
St Joseph, MO    Tue May 13, 2008    USDA Market News Service

TX/OK/NM DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - NEGOTIATED PURCHASES - Afternoon
Trade so far today

This report is based on information provided by companies that agreed to
continue to participate in Livestock Mandatory Reporting on a voluntary basis.

Domestic source only. Live sales based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a
3-4% shrink. Dressed sales based on hot carcass weights delivered to the plant.

NEGOTIATED CASH:
Confirmed:       none             Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none
Week to Date:    none             Week ago:     none          Year ago:     none

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE:
Confirmed:        none            Week ago:       74          Year ago:      495
Week to Date:    1,076            Week ago:      885          Year ago:    5,448


NEGOTIATED CASH SALES
  No trade reported.

NEGOTIATED GRID BASE PRICE SALES: FINAL NET PRICES TO BE DETERMINED LATER AND
SHOWN ON THE LM_CT109 FORMULATED PURCHASES REPORT
  No trade reported.

TX/OK/NM - NM,OK,TX

Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678      email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews
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