DTN Cattle Close/Trends 01/03 15:35
3 Jan 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 01/03/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 18,748 WEEK T0 DATE: 18,748 STEERS 8,632 121.00-123.00 122.00-123.00 122.95 HEIFERS 5,079 122.00-123.00 122.00-123.00 122.95 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,027 WEEK TO DATE: 4,107 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS No reportable dressed trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,694 WEEK TO DATE: 2,694 STEERS 1,068 122.00-123.00 122.00-123.00 122.98 HEIFERS 1,023 123.00-123.00 123.00-123.00 123.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 726 WEEK TO DATE: 836 STEERS 690 193.00-193.00 193.00-193.00 193.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: A light to moderate live trade developed in most areas today with most sale marked at $123, fully steady with last week's weighted averages. At the time of this close no Northern dressed trade had been reported. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $8.87 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 185.27 175.41 68,578 BOX BASED 204.49 197.38 44,498 AVE INDEX 194.88 +0.28 186.39 -0.41 113,076 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 216.49 -0.15 209.38 -1.53 104.31 LDS CH CUTS / 21.73 LDS SEL CUTS / 6.75 LDS TRIM / 16.22 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on Ch & lr on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/28 $212.25 +3.34 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $156.64 +0.82 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 89.49 lds / Mostly modly hr on mod dem & lt offers 90% TRIM: 23 lds: Wtd Avg $198.67 / mostly moderately higher FI KILL(WTD) WED 121(309) WK AGO 102(237) YR AGO 113(342) MIX: WED SH93/CB24 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/22/18 879 8,874 Week Ending: 12/15/18 1,285 7,709 Change from prev week: -406 +1,165