DTN Cattle Close/Trends 05/04 15:40
4 May 2021
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/04/21 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 547 WEEK TO DATE: 2,035 STEERS LIVE FOB 162 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 253 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 13,934 WEEK TO DATE: 22,629 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED STEERS LIVE FOB 3,911 187.00-192.00 187.00-192.00 189.32 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED 1,366 190.00-190.00 190.00-190.00 190.00 HEIFERS LIVE FOB 506 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 189.39 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,697 WEEK TO DATE: 3,617 STEERS LIVE FOB 424 117.50-119.00 117.50-119.00 118.01 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 728 117.50-117.50 117.50-117.50 117.50 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 564 WEEK TO DATE: 564 STEERS LIVE FOB 320 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED 206 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 HEIFERS LIVE FOB 38 118.0-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 14,483 WEEK TO DATE: 15,290 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 4,217 187.00-191.00 187.00-191.00 188.15 STEERS DRESSED FOB 870 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 188.30 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 540 187.00-190.00 187.00-190.00 189.24 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Surprisingly a light trade developed today with Southern live trade at mostly $119 steady to $1 higher than last week's weighted averages. Northern dressed trade was at mostly $190, fully steady with last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $118.24(1465) HIDE&OFFAL: $12.00 +0.05 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $175.34 $161.70 62,995 BOX BASED $289.22 $271.91 40,512 AVE INDEX $232.28 +0.80 $216.81 -0.10 103,507 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $301.22 +1.92 $283.91 +0.12 67.26 LDS CH CUTS / 26.99 LDS SEL CUTS / 13.09 LDS TRIM / 22.30 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Not available due to changes on USDA reports COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/30 $281.97 +8.02 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $199.33 +1.20 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 40.64 lds / Shrply hr on gd dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 15 lds: Wtd Avg $244.91 / Slightly higher FI KILL(WTD) TUE 121(235) WK AGO 121(238) YR AGO 85(163) MIX: MON SH90/CB24 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/17/21 2,853 10,147 Week Ending: 04/10/21 2,191 9,780 Change from prev week: +662 +367