DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/27 16:17
27 Dec 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/27/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 80 WEEK TO DATE: 80 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 13,730 WEEK TO DATE: 13,772 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 7,774 195.00-196.00 195.00-196.00 195.25 STEERS DRESSED FOB 105 195.00-195.00 195.00-195.00 195.00 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 2,354 195.00-196.00 195.00-196.00 195.06 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB 300 195.00-195.00 195.00-195.00 195.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 7,107 WEEK TO DATE: 8,195 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 2,602 194.00-196.00 194.00-196.00 195.24 STEERS DRESSED FOB 343 194.00-194.00 194.00-194.00 194.00 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 1,120 195.00-196.00 195.00-196.00 195.08 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Cattle feeders are walking into the last week of the year with a little extra pep in their step. Cattle in the Southern Plains sold for $122 to instances of $124, while cattle in the North sold anywhere from $195 to $197. Some of the higher priced cattle in the North sold with time for the weeks of 1/16/20 to 1/13/20. Most feeders were pleasantly surprised to get their full asking price this week. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: N/A HIDE&OFFAL: $8.85 -0.10 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $183.35 $172.23 58,527 BOX BASED $196.96 $192.57 49,457 AVE INDEX $190.16 -0.48 $182.40 -0.23 107,984 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $208.96 -1.19 $204.57 -0.68 64.05 LDS CH CUTS / 11.35 LDS SEL CUTS / 7.63 LDS TRIM / 30.38 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Weak-lr on lgt dem & moder offers. COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/20 $214.64 -3.67 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $184.86 +0.67 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 14.76 lds / Sharper hgr on moder to good dem & lgt offers. 90% TRIM: 0 lds: Wtd Avg $ N/A / Not fully established FI KILL(WTD) FRI 122(385) WK AGO 116(602) YR AGO 116(351) MIX: THR SH95/CB25 SAT 83(468) WK AGO 66(668) YR AGO 91(442) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 11/30/19 929 11,409 Week Ending: 11/23/19 1,840 12,325 Change from prev week: -911 -916