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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/17 15:30

17 Mar 2022
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/17/22 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 13,595 WEEK TO DATE: 13,797 STEERS LIVE FOB 7,925 138.00-138.00 138.00-138.00 138.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 4,243 137.00-138.00 137.00-138.00 137.93 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 8,760 WEEK TO DATE: 11,933 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 657 220.00-222.00 220.00-222.00 221.31 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,952 WEEK TO DATE: 6,404 STEERS LIVE FOB 3,666 136.00-138.00 136.00-138.00 137.95 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 1,851 138.00-138.00 138.00-138.00 138.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB Not reported due to confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED Not reported due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB Not reported due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED Not reported due to confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,190 WEEK TO DATE: 6,586 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 597 221.00-222.00 221.00-222.00 221.67 STEERS DRESSED FOB 175 220.00-220.00 220.00-220.00 220.00 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB 242 221.00-222.00 221.00-222.00 221.83 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade was reported in the South today at $138. Steady with last week's weighted averages. Northern dressed business was listed at $221 to $224, $1 to $4 higher than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska, note the high end of these sales were to a Regional. More trade will likely need to take place tomorrow, especially in the North. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $139.95(1572) HIDE&OFFAL: $13.27 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $204.25 $195.69 19,030 BOX BASED $245.05 $238.68 43,987 AVE INDEX $224.65 +0.21 $217.19 +0.93 63,017 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $257.05 -1.03 $250.68 +0.41 81.19 LDS CH CUTS / 13.04 LDS SEL CUTS / 5.91 LDS TRIM / 47.49 LDS GROUND DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $ 6.37 TOTAL LOAD COUNT 148 COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/11 $261.16 -1.49 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $228.91 +1.54 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 50.42 lds / Sharply lower on light demand & offerings 90% TRIM: 23 lds: Wtd Avg $283.63 / Mostly sharply lower FI KILL(WTD) THU 125(500) WK AGO 124(499) YR AGO 112(456) MIX: WED SH94/CB31 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. WK ENDING FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/05/22 6,918 12,385 Week Ending: 02/26/22 7,842 8,310 Change from prev week: -924 +4,075