DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/22 15:30

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/22/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 416 WEEK T0 DATE: 454 STEERS 136 109.00-109.00 109.00-109.00 109.00 HEIFERS 280 109.50-109.50 109.50-109.50 109.50 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 15,763 WEEK TO DATE: 15,783 STEERS 3,609 173.00-174.00 173.00-174.00 173.13 HEIFERS 1,269 173.00-174.00 173.00-174.00 173.27 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,001 WEEK TO DATE: 3,001 STEERS 1,697 109.50-109.50 109.50-109.50 109.50 HEIFERS 1,227 109.50-109.50 109.50-109.50 109.50 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,661 WEEK TO DATE: 5,473 STEERS 296 172.00-174.00 172.00-174.00 172.74 HEIFERS 128 173.00-174.00 173.00-174.00 173.69 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade developed in parts of the North today With dressed deals at 173-174, mostly 173, fully steady with last week's Weighted average basis Nebraska. The South remained fairly quiet with just a Handful of trade reported in Kansas. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $9.27 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 164.69 155.71 82,909 BOX BASED 202.04 191.97 39,210 AVE INDEX 183.37 +0.25 173.84 -0.04 122,119 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 214.04 +0.47 203.97 -0.11 53.05 LDS CH CUTS / 19.70 LDS SEL CUTS / 16.94 LDS TRIM / 16.53 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Frm on ch & stdy on sel on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/18 $204.60 +0.90 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $169.48 -1.53 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 38.06 lds / Sharply lr on lt dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 09 lds: Wtd Avg $212.18 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) WED 117(354) WK AGO 117(354) YR AGO 117(352) MIX: TUE SH94/CB25 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/11/18 1,745 6,638 Week Ending: 08/04/18 761 5,768 Change from prev week: +984 +870