DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/19 15:30
19 Aug 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/19/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,391 WEEK TO DATE: 21,389 STEERS LIVE FOB 2,751 106.00-106.00 106.00-106.00 106.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED 70 106.00-106.00 106.00-106.00 106.00 HEIFERS LIVE FOB 2,384 104.00-106.00 104.00-106.00 105.87 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 396 WEEK TO DATE: 2,206 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 396 170.00-170.00 170.00-170.00 170.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,195 WEEK TO DATE: 11,716 STEERS LIVE FOB 1,062 106.00-106.00 106.00-106.00 106.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED 114 106.00-106.00 106.00-106.00 106.00 HEIFERS LIVE FOB 2,385 106.00-106.75 106.00-106.75 106.05 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,605 WEEK TO DATE: 6,906 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 370 169.00-170.00 169.00-170.00 169.43 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Another round of light Southern trade at mostly $106, fully steady with yesterday's business, but $2 higher than last week's weighted average. And it was yet another day of just a handful of dressed trade in the North. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $106.24(1433) HIDE&OFFAL: $7.63 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $159.93 $146.58 87,486 BOX BASED $211.04 $193.65 56,247 AVE INDEX $185.48 +1.26 $170.12 +0.68 143,733 Tuesday, August 18, 2020 LIVE BASED $159.58 $146.24 83,970 BOX BASED $208.86 $192.65 56,437 AVE INDEX $184.22 +1.81 $169.44 +1.36 140,407 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $223.04 +2.18 $205.65 +1.00 79.83 LDS CH CUTS / 32.51 LDS SEL CUTS / 47.35 LDS TRIM / 19.71 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Not available due to technical difficulties COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/14 $204.67 +2.04 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $182.93 +0.03 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 85.78 lds / Sharply lower on mod dem & hvy offers 90% TRIM: 20 lds: Wtd Avg $226.34 / Steady FI KILL(WTD) WED 119(351) WK AGO 117(347) YR AGO 118(350) MIX: TUE SH95/CB25 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/01/20 1,824 6,524 Week Ending: 07/25/20 1,221 7,314 Change from prev week: +603 -790