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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/12 16:05

12 Apr 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/12/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 18,361 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 554 WEEK TO DATE: 4,678 STEERS 144 205.00-205.00 205.00-205.00 205.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,001 WEEK TO DATE: 6,251 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 215 WEEK TO DATE: 560 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,559 WEEK TO DATE: 7,592 STEERS 733 204.00-204.50 204.00-204.50 204.26 HEIFERS 90 204.00-204.00 204.00-204.00 204.00 COMMENTS: At the time of this close only a light live trade had been reported in the North at $127 to $128, $1 to $2 higher than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. Southern trade was generally completed on Wednesday at $124. We will continue to watch and report any more cash trade on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN Page. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $128.32(1467) HIDE&OFFAL: $9.18 +0.03 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 191.10 179.99 50,366 BOX BASED 216.75 209.02 45,356 AVE INDEX 203.92 -0.15 194.50 +0.42 95,722 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 228.75 -0.08 221.02 +1.07 73.37 LDS CH CUTS / 16.81 LDS SEL CUTS / 9.26 LDS TRIM / 21.03 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on ch & hr on sel on mod-frly gd dem & hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/05 $225.08 -1.96 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $169.17 -0.30 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 39.79 lds / Gen stdy on mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 11 lds: Wtd Avg $218.04 / Steady to weak FI KILL(WTD) FRI 118(589) WK AGO 107(584) YR AGO 116(594) MIX: THU SH87/CB24 SAT 45(634) WK AGO 37(621) YR AGO 17(611) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/30/19 8,324 10,574 Week Ending: 03/23/19 10,544 12,052 Change from prev week: -2,220 -1,478