DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/07 15:35
7 Dec 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/07/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 12,229 WEEK T0 DATE: 18,850 STEERS 7,094 115.00-118.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 HEIFERS 3,712 117.00-117.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,939 WEEK TO DATE: 33,235 STEERS 576 186.00-187.00 186.00-187.00 186.59 HEIFERS 1,058 187.00-187.00 187.00-187.00 187.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,479 WEEK TO DATE: 7,543 STEERS 2,467 116.00-117.25 117.00-117.00 117.00 HEIFERS 3,173 116.00-117.25 116.00-117.25 116.91 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 605 WEEK TO DATE: 4,032 STEERS 141 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 HEIFERS 464 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,180 WEEK TO DATE: 11,893 STEERS 1,033 186.00-188.50 186.00-187.00 186.59 HEIFERS 699 186.00-188.00 186.00-187.00 186.76 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade in the South and a light trade in the North today. Southern live trade was at mostly 117, $3-$4 Lr than last week, but generally steady with yesterday's decline. Norther dressed business was at mostly 186-187, $3-4 Lr than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska and steady to $1 lr than yesterday. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $117.64(1506) HIDE&OFFAL: $10.62 +0.01 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 180.42 160.06 122,092 BOX BASED 193.08 171.83 47,420 AVE INDEX 186.75 -1.38 165.95 -0.86 169,512 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 205.08 -1.32 183.83 -0.28 74.65 LDS CH CUTS / 26.09 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.03 LDS TRIM / 8.55 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on Ch & Wk on Sel on lt-mod dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/01 $203.50 -0.95 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $167.50 +0.16 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 14.20 lds / Shrply lr on lt dem & lt-mod offers 90% TRIM: 00 lds: Wtd Avg $No Test/ Weak *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) THU 119(477) WK AGO 120(477) YR AGO 116(459) MIX: WED SH94/CB25 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 11/25/17 2,010 6,026 Week Ending: 11/18/17 973 8,442 Change from prev week: +1,037 -2,416