DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/17 15:35
17 Aug 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/17/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,634 WEEK T0 DATE: 1,669 STEERS 228 110.00-110.00 110.00-110.00 110.00 HEIFERS 418 109.00-110.00 109.00-110.00 109.63 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 24,411 WEEK TO DATE: 30,240 STEERS 6,823 171.00-174.00 171.00-174.00 173.06 HEIFERS 3,131 173.00-174.00 173.00-174.00 173.09 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: 6,719 WEEK TO DATE: 15,653 STEERS 1,871 172.00-174.00 172.00-174.00 173.31 HEIFERS 594 172.00-174.00 172.00-174.00 172.99 COMMENTS: A moderate to active trade developed in parts of the North earlier This afternoon, at mostly $173, roughly $2.50 lower than the previous week's Weighted average basis Nebraska. At the time of this close the South had yet to report much significant trade volume totals. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $109.10(1395) HIDE&OFFAL: $9.26 +0.11 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 165.53 157.55 38,790 BOX BASED 199.38 188.92 40,400 AVE INDEX 182.46 +0.87 173.24 -0.53 79,190 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 211.38 +2.28 200.92 -0.54 40.48 LDS CH CUTS / 19.67 LDS SEL CUTS / 9.90 LDS TRIM / 17.90 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on ch & wk on sel on mod-frly gd dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/10 $203.70 +0.14 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.90 +0.57 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 16.16 lds / Sharply hr on gd dem & lt offers 90% TRIM: 08 lds: Wtd Avg $212.36 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) FRI 119(593) WK AGO 116(593) YR AGO 117(583) MIX: THU SH96/CB24 THU 67(660) WK AGO 52(645) YR AGO 53(635) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/04/18 761 5,768 Week Ending: 07/28/18 1,815 6,666 Change from prev week: -1,054 -898