DTN Cattle Close/Trends 02/28 15:40
28 Feb 2025
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/28/25 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,072 WEEK TO DATE: 5,598 STEERS LIVE FOB 1,088 195.00-197.00 197.00-197.00 196.69 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 1,613 197.00-198.00 197.00-198.00 197.09 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,579 WEEK TO DATE: 10,257 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 2,572 313.00-313.00 313.00-313.00 313.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB 428 315.00-315.00 315.00-315.00 315.00 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 317 313.00-313.00 313.00-313.00 313.00 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,258 WEEK TO DATE: 2,399 STEERS LIVE FOB 1,092 197.00-198.00 197.00-198.00 197.12 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 735 197.00-197.00 197.00-197.00 197.00 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: 4,139 WEEK TO DATE: 6,479 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 373 312.00-315.00 312.00-315.00 313.43 STEERS DRESSED FOB 35 310.00-310.00 310.00-310.00 310.00 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: This week sales were rather light with Northern dressed trade reported at mostly $313, $2 lower than last week's weighted averages. Southern live business was done at mainly $197, $2 lower than the prior week's weighted averages. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(NEG)PR&WT: $198.00(1554) HIDE&OFFAL: $11.93 +0.01 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) HEAD SUPPLY (Live) $297.51 $282.51 23,466 DEMAND (Box) $299.83 $290.05 48,810 INDEX VALUE $298.67 -0.59 $286.28 -0.95 72,276 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $311.83 +0.65 $302.05 -0.08 71.22 LDS CH CUTS / 10.52 LDS SEL CUTS / 10.81 LDS TRIM / 8.88 LDS GROUND DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $ 9.78 TOTAL LOAD COUNT 101 COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 02/21 $317.56 -6.84 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $294.49 +1.96 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 34.99 lds / Modly/shrply lr on lt dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 07 lds: Wtd Avg: $380.40 / Moderately higher FI KILL(WTD) FRI 107(564) WK AGO 107(554) YR AGO 101(591) SAT 2(566) WK AGO 15(569) YR AGO 3(594) *PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN: THURSDAY SH96/CB22* WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. WK ENDING FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 02/15/25 3,000 14,818 Week Ending: 02/08/25 2,120 13,717 Change from prev week: +880 +1,101