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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 02/25 15:30

25 Feb 2025
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/25/25 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 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: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade 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: 0 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 NA Due to Confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED NA Due to Confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB NA Due to Confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED NA Due to Confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Another very quiet day in cash cattle country with bids very hard to find. Some asking prices were noted in the South at $200-plus, but they are still not established in the North. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(NEG)PR&WT: $No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $11.95 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) HEAD SUPPLY (Live) $299.35 $284.35 40,719 DEMAND (Box) $302.32 $292.13 46,847 INDEX VALUE $300.83 +0.27 $288.24 +0.06 87,566 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $314.32 +0.59 $304.13 +0.16 94.87 LDS CH CUTS / 21.76 LDS SEL CUTS / 15.84 LDS TRIM / 11.74 LDS GROUND DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $10.19 TOTAL LOAD COUNT 144 COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 02/21 $317.56 -6.84 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $292.45 -0.55 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 27.57 lds / Shrply hr on gd dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 04 lds: Wtd Avg: $375.68 / Slightly to moderately lr on a lt test FI KILL(WTD) TUE 122(217) WK AGO 118(213) YR AGO 124(245) *PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN: MONDAY SH77 / CB18* WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. WK ENDING FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 02/08/25 2,120 13,717 Week Ending: 02/01/25 6,194 15,303 Change from prev week: +2,979 +207