DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/19 15:25

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/19/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 402 WEEK T0 DATE: 402 STEERS 82 146.00-146.00 146.00-146.00 146.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 20,283 WEEK TO DATE: 20,776 STEERS 10,618 231.00-234.00 231.00-234.00 232.72 HEIFERS 4,594 231.00-234.00 231.00-234.00 233.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 9,406 WEEK TO DATE: 18,989 STEERS 4,861 232.00-233.00 232.00-233.00 232.49 HEIFERS 563 232.00-233.00 232.00-233.00 232.46 COMMENTS: A moderate to active trade developed in the North today with prices generally ranging from $4.00-6.00 lower than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. The South remained relatively quiet. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $146.80(1480) HIDE & OFFAL: $12.46 -0.01 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 221.65 214.30 40,023 BOX BASED 234.78 224.44 46,698 AVE INDEX 228.22 +0.32 219.37 -0.44 86,721 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 246.78 +1.70 236.44 +0.19 90.48 LDS CH CUTS / 43.39 LDS SEL CUTS / 3.95 LDS TRIM / 18.71 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on Ch & stdy on Sel on mod-frly gd dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/14 $238.25 +5.02 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $222.38 +0.47 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 27.17 lds / Mod hr on a lt test 90% TRIM: 18 lds /WT AVG: $282.33 / Firm to higher *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 107(322) WK AGO 101(320) YR AGO 117(340) MIX: TUE SH89/CB21 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/01/15 1,586 3,900 Week Ending: 07/25/15 4,468 4,272 Change from prev week: -2,882 -372