DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/03 15:40
3 Apr 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/03/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 6,988 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: 637 WEEK TO DATE: 8,949 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable live trade STEERS DRESSED FOB 637 165.00-168.00 165.00-168.00 167.06 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 3,612 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: 32 WEEK TO DATE: 5,590 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Another quiet day in the country with only a handful of sales reported. It looks like just the limited trade that took place on Wednesday is all we are going to see this week. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $105.00(1399) HIDE&OFFAL: $7.93 -0.15 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $171.30 $158.40 25,102 BOX BASED $218.44 $203.84 46,164 AVE INDEX $194.87 -2.88 $181.12 -4.92 71,266 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $230.44 -2.20 $215.84 -6.28 37.22 LDS CH CUTS / 12.67 LDS SEL CUTS / 45.32 LDS TRIM / 14.89 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lower on light demand and light offerings COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/27 $243.65 +13.94 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $185.39 +0.46 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 62.12 lds / Shrply lr on lt dem & hvy offers 90% TRIM: 09 lds: Wtd Avg $241.09 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) FRI 107(574) WK AGO 117(601) YR AGO 107(589) MIX: THU SH91/CB24 SAT 52(626) WK AGO 75(676) YR AGO 37(627) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/21/20 5,341 11,181 Week Ending: 03/14/20 2,400 11,274 Change from prev week: +2,941 -93