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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 05/29 15:50

29 May 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/29/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,048 WEEK TO DATE: 3,048 STEERS 1,401 115.00-115.00 115.00-115.00 115.00 HEIFERS 1,213 113.00-115.00 113.00-115.00 114.51 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,182 WEEK TO DATE: 2,405 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS No reportable dressed trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,491 WEEK TO DATE: 1,491 STEERS 856 112.00-115.00 112.00-115.00 114.46 HEIFERS 635 115.00-115.00 115.00-115.00 115.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 402 WEEK TO DATE: 673 STEERS 313 185.00-186.00 185.00-186.00 185.88 HEIFERS 42 185.00-185.00 185.00-185.00 185.00 COMMENTS: A light trade in the South with live biz marked at mostly $115, Generally steady with last week's weighted average. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $8.29 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $177.66 $163.22 82,508 BOX BASED $211.53 $197.99 47,989 AVE INDEX $194.60 +0.12 $180.61 -0.22 130,497 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $223.53 +0.24 $209.99 -0.46 71.11 LDS CH CUTS / 45.31 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.54 LDS TRIM / 18.15 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on ch & wk on sel on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 05/24 $215.41 -2.23 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $172.71 +0.16 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 15.50 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 04 lds: Wtd Avg $224.46 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) WED 122(246) WK AGO 120(360) YR AGO 118(240) MIX: TUE SH95/CB26 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 05/11/19 4,967 7,282 Week Ending: 05/04/19 7,625 8,002 Change from prev week: -2,658 -720