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DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 04/16 11:35

16 Apr 2019
DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 04/16 11:35 HEAD SOLD LIVE STEERS DRESSED LIVE HEIFERS DRESSED KANSAS . . . . . NEBRASKA . . . . . TEXAS . . . . . COLORADO . . . . . IOWA . . . . . *PRIVATE SOURCES DTN COMMENTS: All remains quiet in the country at midday with just a few early asking prices noted in parts of the North around $130 live and $208 plus dressed. The South is dead quiet. Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until Wednesday or later. Beef cutouts are higher at midday (choice 232.10 +1.12, select 221.55 +0.33) with light to moderate box movement (36.33 lds of choice cuts, 17.10 lds of select cuts, 11.16 lds of trim, and 10.49 lds of ground). Cattle futures near the noon hour are moderately to significantly higher on live contracts and mostly moderately higher on feeder issues, spot April feeders are the only contract that is lower at this time. DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE-NEGOTIATED PURCHASES-SUMMARY **Summary includes trade from 1:30 PM the previous day through 9:30 AM today.** KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 76 WEEK TO DATE: 76 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 465 WEEK TO DATE: 465 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 130.00 80+ 130.00-130.00 105 No reportable trade 130.00 TOTAL 130.00-130.00 105 HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 128.00 80+ 128.00-128.00 147 No reportable trade 128.00 TOTAL 128.00-128.00 147 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 130.00 80+ 130.00-130.00 71 No reportable trade 130.00 TOTAL 130.00-130.00 71 NOTE: Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at 1-800-369-7675, 1-402-399-6402. All sales will be listed anonymously and organized by state. All live sales are FOB and set for 1-9 day delivery. General trends and summaries from this data will also be posted on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN page.