DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/21 15:50
21 Aug 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/21/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 10,285 WEEK T0 DATE: 10,751 STEERS 4,539 145.00-148.00 146.00-147.00 146.96 HEIFERS 1,686 145.00-147.50 146.00-147.00 146.83 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,374 WEEK TO DATE: 37,764 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS No reportable dressed trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 806 WEEK TO DATE: 1,871 STEERS 131 147.00-147.00 147.00-147.00 147.00 HEIFERS 570 147.00-147.00 147.00-147.00 147.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 80 WEEK TO DATE: 3,932 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 80 148.00-148.00 148.00-148.00 148.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,392 WEEK TO DATE: 39,780 STEERS No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS No reportable dressed trade COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade in Kansas today with prices generally $3.00-4.00 lower than last week. Just a little cleanup trade reported in the North. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $146.95(1466) HIDE & OFFAL: $12.44 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 219.07 211.71 95,860 BOX BASED 232.90 222.88 51,224 AVE INDEX 225.98 -1.05 217.30 -0.62 147,084 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 244.90 -1.56 234.88 -0.70 70.45 LDS CH CUTS / 25.31 LDS SEL CUTS / 3.61 LDS TRIM / 18.71 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on Ch & wk on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/14 $238.25 +5.02 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $222.54 -0.84 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 17.69 lds / Lr on a lt test 90% TRIM: 10 lds /WT AVG: $282.93 / Mostly steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 105(534) WK AGO 103(532) YR AGO 116(572) MIX: THU SH86/CB21 SAT 6(540) WK AGO 8(540) YR AGO 23(596) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/08/15 2,279 3,901 Week Ending: 08/01/15 1,586 3,900 Change from prev week: +693 +1