DTN Cattle Close/Trends 07/18 15:30
18 Jul 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 07/18/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 487 WEEK T0 DATE: 487 STEERS 188 117.00-117.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 HEIFERS 299 117.00-117.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 259 WEEK TO DATE: 259 STEERS 139 187.00-187.00 187.00-187.00 187.00 HEIFERS 120 187.00-187.00 187.00-187.00 187.00 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: 2,079 WEEK TO DATE: 2,155 STEERS 1,817 188.00-189.00 188.00-189.00 188.40 HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: Just a few scattered deals reported today, but certainly not Enough to establish any kind of trend. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $11.78 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 178.82 165.60 87,785 BOX BASED 196.05 183.25 66,407 AVE INDEX 187.43 -0.47 174.43 -0.24 154,192 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 208.05 -1.00 195.25 -0.56 70.77 LDS CH CUTS / 51.47 LDS SEL CUTS / 15.44 LDS TRIM / 20.40 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 07/14 $211.81 -7.77 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $184.15 +2.32 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 26.52 lds / Modly/shrply lr on lt dem & mod-hvy offer 90% TRIM: 03 lds: Wtd Avg $238.06 / Sharply higher on a light test *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) TUE 120(230) WK AGO 120(239) YR AGO 113(224) MIX: MON SH90/CB20 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 07/01/17 1,372 8,372 Week Ending: 06/24/17 1,658 6,397 Change from prev week: -286 +1.975