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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 05/30 16:00

30 May 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/30/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 7,420 WEEK TO DATE: 12,670 STEERS 3,623 115.00-115.50 115.00-115.50 115.08 HEIFERS 2,460 113.00-115.00 113.00-115.00 114.74 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,636 WEEK TO DATE: 9,126 STEERS 739 186.00-187.00 186.00-187.00 186.45 HEIFERS 294 186.00-186.00 186.00-186.00 186.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,163 WEEK TO DATE: 3,654 STEERS 612 115.00-115.00 115.00-115.00 115.00 HEIFERS 684 115.00-115.00 115.00-115.00 115.00 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: 5,098 WEEK TO DATE: 6,873 STEERS 1,216 187.00-188.00 187.00-188.00 187.28 HEIFERS 749 184.00-187.00 184.00-187.00 186.84 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade in the South today with live sales at mostly $115, generally steady with yesterday's biz and last week's weighted averages. Northern dressed deals ranged from $186 to $187, $1.50 to $2.50 lower than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $115.37(1356) HIDE&OFFAL: $8.25 -0.04 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $177.86 $163.42 88,392 BOX BASED $211.58 $196.87 46,612 AVE INDEX $194.72 +0.12 $180.15 -0.46 135,004 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $223.58 +0.05 $208.87 -1.12 77.12 LDS CH CUTS / 25.08 LDS SEL CUTS / 16.01 LDS TRIM / 35.29 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on ch & lr on sel on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 05/24 $215.41 -2.23 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $173.35 +0.64 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 64.36 lds / Shrply hr on gd dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 36 lds: Wtd Avg $223.68 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) THU 122(368) WK AGO 117(477) YR AGO 119(359) MIX: WED SH96/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