DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/22 15:45
22 Mar 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/22/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 7,156 WEEK T0 DATE: 7,193 STEERS 3,730 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 HEIFERS 1,827 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,645 WEEK TO DATE: 9,072 STEERS 2,670 208.00-208.00 208.00-208.00 208.00 HEIFERS 1,460 208.00-208.00 208.00-208.00 208.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,094 WEEK TO DATE: 5,094 STEERS 1,818 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 HEIFERS 1,821 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 451 WEEK TO DATE: 451 STEERS 337 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 HEIFERS 114 128.00-128.00 128.00-128.00 128.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 9,188 WEEK TO DATE: 12,474 STEERS 2,210 208.00-208.00 208.00-208.00 208.00 HEIFERS 722 208.00-208.00 208.00-208.00 208.00 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade developed in most areas today with Southern live deals $1 higher than last week's weighted averages. Northern Dressed trade was $4 higher than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $9.10 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 194.63 184.20 18,761 BOX BASED 217.09 206.64 35,883 AVE INDEX 205.86 +0.31 195.42 +0.56 54,644 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 229.09 -0.22 218.64 +0.27 42.73 LDS CH CUTS / 8.08 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.05 LDS TRIM / 13.26 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on Ch & frm on Sel on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/15 $224.78 +2.56 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.24 -0.44 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 49.78 lds / Stdy/wk on lt dem & lt-mod offers 90% TRIM: 08 lds: Wtd Avg $217.35 / Mostly slightly lower FI KILL(WTD) FRI 113(589) WK AGO 100(547) YR AGO 109(585) MIX: THU SH94/CB27 SAT 42(631) WK AGO 50(597) YR AGO 26(611) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/09/19 8,143 9,990 Week Ending: 03/02/19 8,165 9,461 Change from prev week: -22 +529