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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/20 15:40

20 Aug 2021
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/20/21 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 61 WEEK TO DATE: 10,514 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 61 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 35,258 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 415 WEEK TO DATE: 5,757 STEERS LIVE FOB 247 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 32 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB Not available due to confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED Not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB Not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED Not available due to confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 959 WEEK TO DATE: 25,859 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 345 204.00-205.00 204.00-205.00 204.65 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Just a little cleanup business reported today. This week the bulk of Southern live trade was at $121 to $122, steady to $1 higher than last week's weighted averages. While Northern dressed deals were at mostly $200. The August 1 on feed report listed 11.1 million head, down 2% from August 2020. Placements in July totaled 1.74 million head, 8% below last year; marketing's in July totaled 1.90 million head, 5% less than the prior year; other disappearance in July totaled 55,000 head, 4% under the same time last year. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $123.88(1448) HIDE&OFFAL: $15.07 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $181.16 $159.90 83,691 BOX BASED $333.06 $306.53 35,384 AVE INDEX $257.11 +1.47 $233.22 +0.82 119,075 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $345.06 +3.43 $318.53 +2.12 44.77 LDS CH CUTS / 11.08 LDS SEL CUTS / 15.49 LDS TRIM / 13.70 LDS GROUND DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $26.53 TOTAL LOAD COUNT 85 COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/13 $298.30 +16.40 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $231.75 -0.80 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 40.48 lds / Shrply hr on gd dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 14 lds: Wtd Avg $276.80 / Weak to lower F09FI KILL(WTD) FRI 116(595) WK AGO 116(578) YR AGO 116(586) MIX: THU SH94/CB25 SAT 70(665) WK AGO 58(636) YR AGO 66(651) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/07/21 5,006 7,358 Week Ending: 07/31/21 2,612 7,905 Change from prev week: +2,394 -547