DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/13 15:40

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/13/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,617 WEEK T0 DATE: 21,032 STEERS 2,246 116.00-120.00 118.00-120.00 119.60 HEIFERS 1,790 118.00-120.00 118.00-120.00 118.99 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,174 WEEK TO DATE: 9,046 STEERS 956 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 189.10 HEIFERS 174 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 189.43 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 6,026 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 247 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,423 WEEK TO DATE: 6,943 STEERS 1,115 188.00-191.00 188.00-191.00 190.10 HEIFERS 200 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 188.40 COMMENTS: A light trade today, mostly in the North with dressed prices $1-3 Hr Than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. Business in KS was at mostly 120.00, roughly $3 higher than last week's weighted average. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $118.17(1383) HIDE&OFFAL: $ 9.73 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 177.50 165.73 41,083 BOX BASED 200.61 187.91 46,638 AVE INDEX 189.05 +0.20 176.82 -0.24 87,721 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 212.61 +0.13 199.91 -0.76 62.66 LDS CH CUTS / 22.44 LDS SEL CUTS / 7.32 LDS TRIM / 14.52 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on Ch & Lr 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: $173.98 +0.52 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 19.72 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 05 lds: Wtd Avg $219.11 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) FRI 116(591) WK AGO 114(571) YR AGO 109(567) MIX: THU SH95/CB24 SAT 14(605) WK AGO 44(615) YR AGO 22(589) 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