DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/27 15:50
27 Mar 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/27/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 38 WEEK TO DATE: 21,221 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 38 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 324 WEEK TO DATE: 31,549 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 324 180.00-180.00 180.00-180.00 180.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 10,266 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: 2,415 WEEK TO DATE: 26,929 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 675 182.00-182.00 182.00-182.00 182.00 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: A rather quiet day, with just a handful of trade reported. The full range of Southern live business this week was $116 to $122, mostly $119 to $120, $9 to $10 higher than the previous week. Northern dressed deals ranged from $180 to $191, mostly $190, roughly $17 higher than the week before. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $118.54(1503) HIDE&OFFAL: $8.16 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $181.33 $171.90 81,894 BOX BASED $240.84 $230.38 56,624 AVE INDEX $211.08 -0.05 $201.14 +0.42 138,518 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $252.84 -0.73 $242.38 +0.21 72.72 LDS CH CUTS / 10.68 LDS SEL CUTS / 19.30 LDS TRIM / 21.38 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy/wk on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/20 $229.71 +24.00 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $186.61 +1.53 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 54.25 lds / Unevenly stdy on lt-mod dem & hvy offerss 90% TRIM: 06 lds: Wtd Avg $240.50 / Sharply higher FI KILL(WTD) FRI 117(601) WK AGO 109(583) YR AGO 107(584) MIX: THU SH96/CB27 SAT 75(676) WK AGO 70(653) YR AGO 35(619) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/14/20 2,400 11,274 Week Ending: 03/07/20 2,736 10,336 Change from prev week: -336 +938