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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 02/28 16:05

28 Feb 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/28/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 115 WEEK TO DATE: 12,902 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 841 WEEK TO DATE: 29,982 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 311 182.00-182.00 182.00-182.00 182.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 397 182.00-182.00 182.00-182.00 182.00 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 5,587 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,928 WEEK TO DATE: 26,591 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 1,977 178.00-182.00 178.00-182.00 180.82 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 308 180.00-182.00 180.00-182.00 180.78 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB 44 181.00-181.00 181.00-181.00 181.00 COMMENTS: Following early week trade in all areas, little to no interest was seen Friday in cash cattle markets. Activity is not expected until midweek next week as Monday's focus will be on show list distribution and inventory needs, while trying to assess the overall market direction going forward. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: N/A HIDE&OFFAL: $8.91 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $175.00 $169.31 77,998 BOX BASED $193.30 $186.91 51,644 AVE INDEX $184.15 -1.29 $178.11 -1.55 129,642 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $205.30 -0.24 $198.91 -0.78 58.22 LDS CH CUTS / 14.86 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.67 LDS TRIM / 21.97 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on Cho & lwr on Sel on lgt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 02/21 $210.86 -0.87 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $176.47 +0.62 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 53.27 lds / Mostly mod lwr on lgt dem & lgt-mod offers 90% TRIM: 25 lds: Wtd Avg $227.47/ Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) FRI 115(602) WK AGO 121(595) YR AGO 117(588) MIX: THR SH96/CB26 SAT 25(627) WK AGO 33(628) YR AGO 21(609) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 02/08/20 1,897 10,915 Week Ending: 02/01/20 1,869 11,784 Change from prev week: +28 -869