DTN Cattle Close/Trends 02/21 15:40

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/21/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,879 WEEK T0 DATE: 5,879 STEERS 2,365 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 HEIFERS 1,542 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 8,537 WEEK TO DATE: 5,577 STEERS 155 203.00-205.00 203.00-205.00 204.03 HEIFERS 230 203.00-203.00 203.00-203.00 203.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,868 WEEK TO DATE: 3,868 STEERS 1,884 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 HEIFERS 1,584 124.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 127.65 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,728 WEEK TO DATE: 3,728 STEERS 436 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 HEIFERS 788 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,546 WEEK TO DATE: 3,395 STEERS 373 203.00-205.00 203.00-205.00 203.63 HEIFERS 788 203.00-207.00 203.00-205.00 204.43 COMMENTS: A light trade in most areas today. Most of the trade was on a live Basis at 128.00, roughly $2 lower than last week's weighted averages. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $ No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $10.29 +0.09 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 193.94 188.03 106,015 BOX BASED 205.37 199.92 44,204 AVE INDEX 199.66 +0.67 193.97 +0.69 150,219 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 217.37 +1.45 211.92 +1.52 56.76 LDS CH CUTS / 25.28 LDS SEL CUTS / 11.47 LDS TRIM / 20.91 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on mod/frly gd dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 02/16 $206.93 -2.27 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $171.37 -1.79 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 54.91 lds / Mostly modly lr on lt-mod dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 21 lds: Wtd Avg $216.86 / Mostly moderately to sharply lower FI KILL(WTD) WED 111(324) WK AGO 115(342) YR AGO 114(329) MIX: TUE SH93/CB24 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 02/03/18 1,629 4,373 Week Ending: 01/27/18 3,667 4,705 Change from prev week: -2,038 -332