DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/19 15:45
19 Mar 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/17/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 73 WEEK TO DATE: 28,434 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable live trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,229 WEEK TO DATE: 51,184 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 402 175.00-175.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 173 175.00-175.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 10,834 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade 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: 2,279 WEEK TO DATE: 32,897 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 355 175.00-176.00 175.00-176.00 175.61 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 70 176.00-176.00 176.00-176.00 176.00 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: A fairly quiet day today with just a little trade reported following three days of moderate to active trading. We have seen some very wide ranges with this week's business, the low end of these ranges took place on Monday. Northern dressed deals have a range of $168 to $180. Southern live trade has a range of $106 to $113. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $111.44(1469) HIDE&OFFAL: $8.16 -0.17 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $164.42 $157.24 136,520 BOX BASED $237.87 $229.06 88,463 AVE INDEX $201.15 +1.46 $193.15 +1.42 224,983 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $249.87 +2.63 $241.06 +2.56 146.40 LDS CH CUTS / 29.73 LDS SEL CUTS / 21.19 LDS TRIM / 36.70 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Shrply hr on gd dem & hvy offers. COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/13 $205.71 -2.41 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $178.99 +0.30 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 47.38 lds / Shrply lr on lt-mod dem & hvy offers 90% TRIM: 00 lds: Wtd Avg $No Test/ Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) THU 115(474) WK AGO 117(485) YR AGO 120(480) MIX: WED SH95/CB27 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/07/20 2,736 10,336 Week Ending: 02/29/20 4,222 10,704 Change from prev week: -1,486 -368