DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/28 16:05

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/28/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 261 WEEK T0 DATE: 261 STEERS 115 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 HEIFERS 146 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 120 WEEK TO DATE: 165 STEERS 120 192.00-192.00 192.00-192.00 192.00 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: 1,265 WEEK TO DATE: 6,604 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS 248 190.00-190.00 190.00-190.00 190.00 COMMENTS: At the time of this close no significant trade had developed. Although We picked up just a few deals in the Nebr. at 195, $5 hr than last week's Weighted average. We will report any sales we receive on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN page. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $120.27(1474)Light Test HIDE&OFFAL: $8.87 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 181.19 170.41 66,927 BOX BASED 202.41 195.52 42,962 AVE INDEX 191.80 -0.43 182.96 +0.16 109,889 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 214.41 -0.89 207.52 +0.30 43.93 LDS CH CUTS / 9.87 LDS SEL CUTS / 10.40 LDS TRIM / 30.56 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on Ch and firm on Sel on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/21 $208.91 +0.79 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $155.34 -0.20 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 32.29 lds / Wk on lt-mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 00 lds: Wtd Avg No Test/ Not fully established FI KILL(WTD) FRI 115(352) WK AGO 122(585) YR AGO 119(444) MIX: THU SH78/CB24 SAT 86(438) WK AGO 74(659) YR AGO 54(498) *** REVISION ** THU 102(237) ** REVISION *** WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/15/18 1,285 7,709 Week Ending: 12/08/18 2,606 6,890 Change from prev week: -1,321 +819