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St. Joseph, Mo    Mon, May 12, 2008    USDA Market News

TEXAS-OKLAHOMA WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - FORMULA PURCHASES
For Week ending: 05/11/2008

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

Total Formula Purchased Cattle Slaughtered: 49,295

DOMESTIC SOURCE:
                                                          Premiums and Discounts
    Head    Avg Carcass Wt   Net Price Range   Wtd Avg    Value Range    Wtd Avg
   49,295         795         136.86-152.05     145.48    (7.86)-5.58     0.73

Terms of Trade:
 Packer Financed:    9%
 Delivery Location determined by:  Packer:    97%          Producer:   3%
 Delivery date determined by:      Packer:   100%          Producer:   0%

IMPORTED SOURCE:
  No Trade Reported.

Note:   prices reflect dollars per hundredweight, dressed weight basis;
        negative values shown in parenthesis.

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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