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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/22 13:30

22 Apr 2022
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/22/22 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 21,746 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: 1,023 WEEK TO DATE: 35,976 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 902 232.00-232.00 232.00-232.00 232.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 11,008 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: 121 WEEK TO DATE: 813 STEERS LIVE FOB 121 145.00-145.00 145.00-145.00 145.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 754 WEEK TO DATE: 26,216 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Just a little scattered cleanup reported here and there today. Active business took place on Tuesday and a light trade was reported on Wednesday with Southern live deals marked at $139 to $141, mostly $140, $1 higher than last week's weighted averages. Northern dressed sales took place at $228 to $238, mostly $230, $4 higher than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. Colorado reported business at $145, $3 higher than last week's weighted average. The April 1 on feed report listed 12.1 million head, up 2% from April 2021. This is the highest April 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. Placements in March totaled 1.99 million head, slightly below last year; marketing's in March totaled 2.00 million head, 2% less than the prior year; other disappearance in March totaled 53,000 head, 12% under the same time last year. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $145.86(1468) HIDE&OFFAL: $13.35 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $212.02 $200.15 85,002 BOX BASED $255.91 $242.77 40,832 AVE INDEX $233.96 -1.02 $221.46 -0.34 125,834 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $267.91 -2.26 $254.77 -0.91 57.74 LDS CH CUTS / 15.46 LDS SEL CUTS / 11.47 LDS TRIM / 10.39 LDS GROUND DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $13.14 TOTAL LOAD COUNT 95 COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/15 $272.85 +1.81 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $221.53 +0.25 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 33.52 lds / Shrply hr on gd dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 00 lds: Wtd Avg: $No Test/ Not fully established FI KILL(WTD) FRI 119(602) WK AGO 114(612) YR AGO 114(593) MIX: THU SH93/CB29 SAT 63(665) WK AGO 22(634) YR AGO 71(665) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. WK ENDING FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/09/22 5,505 11,485 Week Ending: 04/02/22 7,445 9,868 Change from prev week: -1,940 +1,617