DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/17 15:30
17 Aug 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/17/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 121 WEEK T0 DATE: 121 STEERS 30 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 HEIFERS 91 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,492 WEEK TO DATE: 4,373 STEERS 1,364 182.00-187.00 182.00-187.00 186.27 HEIFERS 42 187.00-187.00 187.00-187.00 187.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 70 WEEK TO DATE: 369 STEERS 70 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 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: 4,607 WEEK TO DATE: 5,182 STEERS 2,795 184.50-187.00 184.50-187.00 185.71 HEIFERS 824 187.00-187.00 187.00-187.00 187.00 COMMENTS: A light trade was reported mostly in the North today with prices Generally steady/weak with last week, but with this limited trade it is hard To see if this will be the trend for the bulk of this week's trade. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $117.37(1456) HIDE & OFFAL: $11.09 -0.08 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 175.79 167.29 95,201 BOX BASED 189.75 181.13 55,958 AVE INDEX 182.77 Unchg 174.21 +0.28 151,159 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 201.75 -0.09 193.13 +0.46 91.65 LDS CH CUTS / 43.83 LDS SEL CUTS / 11.26 LDS TRIM / 45.49 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: / Stdy on Ch & firm on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/12 $200.07 +0.96 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $170.95 -1.88 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 83.79 lds / Mostly wk /sltly lr on lt dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 49 lds; Wtd Avg $213.65 / Sharply lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 113(339) WK AGO 113(336) YR AGO 108(323) MIX: TUE SH91/CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/06/16 598 3,911 Week Ending: 07/30/16 817 3,638 Change from prev week: -219 +273