DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/14 15:35
14 Dec 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/14/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 12,998 WEEK T0 DATE: 13,095 STEERS 5,888 118.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 118.74 HEIFERS 4,902 118.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 118.91 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,067 WEEK TO DATE: 6,455 STEERS 4,236 188.00-188.00 188.00-188.00 188.00 HEIFERS 1,433 187.00-188.00 187.00-188.00 187.89 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,251 WEEK TO DATE: 3,251 STEERS 1,371 118.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 118.89 HEIFERS 1,288 118.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 118.97 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,065 WEEK TO DATE: 7,715 STEERS 485 187.00-188.00 187.00-188.00 187.41 HEIFERS 267 187.00-188.00 187.00-188.00 187.30 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade developed this afternoon with Southern Live business at mostly 119, generally steady with last week's weighted Averages. Northern dressed deals were at mostly 188, about $1.00 higher than Last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $117.00(1400)Light Test HIDE&OFFAL: $8.82 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 179.38 164.96 105,018 BOX BASED 198.96 191.14 45,248 AVE INDEX 189.17 -0.71 178.05 +1.11 150,266 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 210.96 -1.51 203.14 +2.14 39.54 LDS CH CUTS / 12.31 LDS SEL CUTS / 19.66 LDS TRIM / 13.54 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on Ch & shrply hr on Sel on lt-mod dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/07 $209.57 +0.14 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $155.63 -0.61 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 45.84 lds / Shrply lr on lt dem & hvy offers 90% TRIM: 08 lds: Wtd Avg $195.15 / Weak to lower FI KILL(WTD) FRI 121(604) WK AGO 121(602) YR AGO 118(590) MIX: THU SH98/CB24 SAT 50(654) WK AGO 65(667) YR AGO 38(628) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/01/18 5,557 9,158 Week Ending: 11/24/18 3,773 8,874 Change from prev week: +1,824 +284