DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/01 15:35
1 Dec 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/01/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 270 WEEK T0 DATE: 20,860 STEERS 270 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 10,790 WEEK TO DATE: 32,363 STEERS 3,474 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 189.83 HEIFERS 1,469 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 189.78 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 167 WEEK TO DATE: 9,219 STEERS 167 120.00-120.00 120.00-120.00 120.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,303 WEEK TO DATE: 3,574 STEERS 2,539 120.00-121.50 120.00-121.50 120.74 HEIFERS 726 119.00-121.00 119.00-121.00 120.04 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,501 WEEK TO DATE: 24,164 STEERS 2,770 189.00-191.00 189.00-191.00 189.75 HEIFERS 761 189.00-191.00 189.00-191.00 189.86 COMMENTS: A light trade was reported today with prices generally steady to somewhat lower than yesterday. Dressed trade in the North was at 188-190, steady to $2 lr than yesterday, but steady to $1 hr than last week. Southern live trade was mostly just cleanup/carryover deals at 119-120, steady to $lr than yesterday but $1-$3 hr than last week. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $120.68(1438) HIDE&OFFAL: $10.64 +0.01 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 182.79 163.15 61,457 BOX BASED 193.99 171.61 58,574 AVE INDEX 188.39 +1.54 167.38 +0.56 120,031 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 205.99 +1.35 183.61 -0.60 65.93 LDS CH CUTS / 19.48 LDS SEL CUTS / 17.86 LDS TRIM / 31.89 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on Ch & wk on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 11/24 $204.45 +0.18 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $167.81 +0.87 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 24.74 lds / Gen stdy on mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 04 lds: Wtd Avg $211.29 / Slightly to moderately higher *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 118(595) WK AGO 116(476) YR AGO 112(572) MIX: THU SH96/CB24 SAT 54(649) WK AGO 96(572) YR AGO 44(616) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 11/18/17 973 8,442 Week Ending: 11/11/17 549 8,097 Change from prev week: +424 +345