DTN Cattle Close/Trends 09/04 13:35
4 Sep 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 09/04/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 7,423 WEEK T0 DATE: 7,503 STEERS 3,054 141.00-143.00 141.00-143.00 142.97 HEIFERS 2,696 143.00-143.00 143.00-143.00 143.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 9,464 WEEK TO DATE: 25,510 STEERS 222 222.00-222.00 222.00-222.00 222.00 HEIFERS 262 222.00-224.00 222.00-224.00 222.63 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 337 WEEK TO DATE: 337 STEERS 123 143.00-143.00 143.00-143.00 143.00 HEIFERS 174 143.00-143.00 143.00-143.00 143.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 723 WEEK TO DATE: 723 STEERS 229 143.00-143.00 143.00-143.00 143.00 HEIFERS 392 143.00-143.00 143.00-143.00 143.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,420 WEEK TO DATE: 33,741 STEERS 997 222.00-222.00 222.00-222.00 222.00 HEIFERS 292 222.00-222.00 222.00-222.00 222.00 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade developed in the South today with prices generally $3.00 lower than the previous week. Just some scattered trade in the North today at steady money with yesterday's decline. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $141.89(1457) HIDE & OFFAL: $12.53 +0.06 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 211.25 200.70 84,677 BOX BASED 228.07 216.39 52,610 AVE INDEX 219.66 -0.84 208.54 -0.50 137,287 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 240.07 -0.74 228.39 -0.05 70.59 LDS CH CUTS / 27.98 LDS SEL CUTS / 4.43 LDS TRIM / 18.14 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Wk on Ch & stdy on Sel on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/28 $241.48 +0.66 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $222.54 +2.73 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 16.22 lds / Mostly wk-lr on lt dem & offers 90% TRIM: 13 lds /WT AVG: $282.40 / Sharply higher on a light test *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 108(547) WK AGO 105(540) YR AGO 119(476) MIX: THU SH89/CB22 SAT 9(556) WK AGO 5(545) YR AGO 46(523) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/22/15 2,218 4,241 Week Ending: 08/15/15 2,072 4,219 Change from prev week: +146 +22