DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/22 15:40
22 Dec 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/22/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 111 WEEK T0 DATE: 13,614 STEERS No Reportable Trade HEIFERS No Reportable Trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 470 WEEK TO DATE: 41,824 STEERS No Reportable Trade HEIFERS No Reportable Trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 6,541 STEERS No Reportable Trade HEIFERS No Reportable Trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 3,538 STEERS No Reportable Trade HEIFERS No Reportable Trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 140 WEEK TO DATE: 21,345 STEERS No Reportable Trade HEIFERS 62 191.00-192.00 191.00-192.00 191.34 COMMENTS: Cash cattle trading was a virtual standstill today with buyers and sellers preoccupied with the long holiday weekend ahead. MERRY CHRISTMAS! 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $120.03(1504) HIDE&OFFAL: $10.66 Unchgd CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 180.39 161.11 157,129 BOX BASED 187.56 175.88 45,479 AVE INDEX 183.97 +0.74 168.50 +0.54 202,608 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 199.56 +1.44 187.88 +1.01 43.80 LDS CH CUTS / 18.82 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.64 LDS TRIM / 11.43 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hgr on mod dem & lgt offers. COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/08 $199.17 -2.08 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.90 -0.01 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 20.77 lds / Unevenly stdy on lgt dem-offers 90% TRIM: 0 lds: Wtd Avg $N/A / Weak to lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 117(588) WK AGO 118(593) YR AGO 111(568) MIX: THR SH95/CB23 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/09/17 1,028 8,236 Week Ending: 12/02/17 1,709 9,409 Change from prev week: -681 -1,173