DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/20 16:14
20 Dec 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/20/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 11,811 WEEK TO DATE: 11,893 STEERS 5,729 189.00-190.00 190.00-190.00 189.98 HEIFERS 3,872 190.00-190.00 190.00-190.00 190.00 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: 7,044 WEEK TO DATE: 7,413 STEERS 1,118 190.00-190.00 190.00-190.00 190.00 HEIFERS 1,763 187.00-190.00 187.00-190.00 189.93 COMMENTS: Feedlot country was not tested in terms of cash trading today with packer bids pretty much few and far between. A small handful of dressed steers were reported in parts of the North at $190. For the most part asking prices remained firm at $120-122 on a live basis. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: N/A HIDE&OFFAL: $8.87 Unchgd CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 179.38 167.20 53,271 BOX BASED 200.47 193.26 40,360 AVE INDEX 189.93 +0.41 180.23 +0.23 93,631 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 212.47 +0.77 205.26 +0.41 65.60 LDS CH CUTS / 12.14 LDS SEL CUTS / 12.88 LDS TRIM / 13.98 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Firm-hr on good dem-lt offers. COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/14 $208.12 -1.45 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $155.84 +0.05 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 53.14 lds / Shrply lower on lt dem & moder offers 90% TRIM: 21 lds: Wtd Avg 196.52 / Unevenly stdy FI KILL(WTD) THR 116(463) WK AGO 122(483) YR AGO 118(470) MIX: WED SH94/CB25 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/08/18 2,606 6,890 Week Ending: 12/01/18 5,557 9,158 Change from prev week: -2,951 -2,268