DTN Cattle Close/Trends 09/17 15:35
17 Sep 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 09/17/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,432 WEEK T0 DATE: 8,295 STEERS 831 136.00-136.00 136.00-136.00 136.00 HEIFERS 474 136.00-136.00 136.00-136.00 136.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,602 WEEK TO DATE: 21,068 STEERS 208 213.00-213.00 213.00-213.00 213.00 HEIFERS 572 210.00-215.00 210.00-215.00 211.61 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 72 WEEK TO DATE: 477 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 893 WEEK TO DATE: 893 STEERS 827 135.00-136.00 135.00-136.00 135.74 HEIFERS 66 136.00-136.00 136.00-136.00 136.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,118 WEEK TO DATE: 31,589 STEERS 1,062 210.00-210.00 210.00-210.00 210.00 HEIFERS No reportable dressed trade COMMENTS: A light trade took place in most areas today with Southern live deals generally $4.00 lower than last week, and Northern dressed business generally steady with yesterday's decline. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $134.94(1465) HIDE & OFFAL: $12.27 -0.12 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 203.69 192.21 96,679 BOX BASED 218.50 209.70 67,775 AVE INDEX 211.09 -2.46 200.96 -2.66 164,454 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 230.50 -2.91 221.70 -3.33 56.43 LDS CH CUTS / 40.55 LDS SEL CUTS / 20.78 LDS TRIM / 36.77 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Shrply lr on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 09/11 $233.94 -2.80 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $218.37 -0.47 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 35.76 lds / Shrply lr on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers 90% TRIM: 05 lds /WT AVG: $275.25 / Slightly lower on a light test *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) THU 113(449) WK AGO 114(344) YR AGO 115(457) MIX: WED SH90/CB21 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 09/05/15 3,581 4,977 Week Ending: 08/29/15 3,170 3,508 Change from prev week: +411 +4,977