DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/20 16:28
20 Dec 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/20/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 10,250 WEEK T0 DATE: 10,250 STEERS 5,543 120.00-121.00 120.00-120.00 120.03 HEIFERS 3,692 120.00-120.00 120.00-120.00 120.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 19,515 WEEK TO DATE: 20,631 STEERS 1,741 189.00-191.00 189.00-190.00 189.99 HEIFERS 544 188.00-191.00 190.00-191.00 189.94 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,266 WEEK TO DATE: 6,266 STEERS 2,923 120.00-120.00 120.00-120.00 120.00 HEIFERS 2,326 120.00-120.00 120.00-120.00 120.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 123 WEEK TO DATE: 123 STEERS 123 120.00-120.00 120.00-120.00 120.00 HEIFERS No Reportable Trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,959 WEEK TO DATE: 6,978 STEERS 637 190.00-191.00 190.00-191.00 190.95 HEIFERS 690 191.00-191.00 191.00-191.00 191.00 COMMENTS: Moderate business developed in most areas of feedlot country today. Live sales in the South were roughly $0.50 higher than last week. Dressed deals in the North ranged $1-2 higher. Cash activity may be essentially done for the week. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $119.01(1400) HIDE&OFFAL: $10.53 Unchgd CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 180.54 161.26 85,887 BOX BASED 186.09 173.49 51,341 AVE INDEX 183.31 -1.83 167.37 +0.59 137,228 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 198.09 -3.67 185.49 +1.17 105.64 LDS CH CUTS / 31.06 LDS SEL CUTS / 5.41 LDS TRIM / 20.84 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Shrply lr Ch/hr Sel lgt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers. COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/08 $199.17 -2.08 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $167.56 -0.12 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 28.91 lds / Gen stdy 90% TRIM: 14 lds: Wtd Avg $210.53 / Unevenly stdy lgt dem-offers *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 116(353) WK AGO 119(355) YR AGO 115(343) MIX: TUE SH94/CB24 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/09/17 1,028 8,236 Week Ending: 12/02/17 1,709 9,409 Change from prev week: -681 -1,173