DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/12 15:45
12 Apr 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/12/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,272 WEEK T0 DATE: 15,253 STEERS 1,215 116.00-118.00 116.00-118.00 116.53 HEIFERS 1,381 116.00-118.00 116.00-118.00 116.14 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 109 WEEK TO DATE: 2,901 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS 42 189.00-189.00 189.00-189.00 189.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,533 WEEK TO DATE: 6,063 STEERS 746 117.00-118.00 117.00-118.00 117.39 HEIFERS 566 117.00-118.00 117.00-118.00 117.35 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 247 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 257 WEEK TO DATE: 1,653 STEERS 39 192.00-192.00 192.00-192.00 192.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: A light trade took place in parts of the South today at 116-118, But many held out for higher asking prices. The North remained fairly quiet. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $117.15(1320) HIDE&OFFAL: $ 9.73 -0.07 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 177.21 165.44 36,389 BOX BASED 200.48 188.67 50,591 AVE INDEX 188.85 +0.12 177.06 +0.45 86,980 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 212.48 -0.59 200.67 +0.06 63.80 LDS CH CUTS / 51.49 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.03 LDS TRIM / 13.44 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Wk on Ch & stdy on Sel on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/06 $214.59 -3.90 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $173.46 -0.86 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 71.60 lds / Gen stdy on mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 19 lds: Wtd Avg $217.58 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) THU 119(475) WK AGO 118(457) YR AGO 117(458) MIX: WED SH94/CB25 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/31/18 10,620 7,180 Week Ending: 03/24/18 9,276 6,054 Change from prev week: +1,344 +1,126