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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 11/19 16:00

19 Nov 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 11/19/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 31 WEEK T0 DATE: 31 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade 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: 57 WEEK TO DATE: 57 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: A typical no-trade Monday ahead of Thursday's holiday. The nearby futures contract is $2 premium to last week's steady cash cattle Market in the Southern Plains, about $1.50 higher than an average basis Thanksgiving week. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $113.29(1475) HIDE&OFFAL: $9.33 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 169.96 154.79 81,925 BOX BASED 201.39 186.57 46,036 AVE INDEX 185.67 -0.13 170.68 +0.59 127,961 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 213.39 +0.48 198.57 +1.00 69.41 LDS CH CUTS / 22.57 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.25 LDS TRIM / 19.94 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Firm-higher; mod-good demand; mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 11/16 $210.91 -1.79 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $155.34 +1.01 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 37.30 lds / lean/boneless/85% sharply hr. 65% stdy 90% TRIM: 10 lds: Wtd Avg $193.54 / not fully established FI KILL(WTD) MON 119 WK AGO 111 YR AGO 121 MIX: FRI SH97/CB23 SAT SH41/CB13 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 11/03/18 2,257 7,316 Week Ending: 10/27/18 4,340 8,785 Change from prev week: -2,083 -1,469