DTN Cattle Close/Trends 10/01 16:15
1 Oct 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 10/01/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 733 WEEK T0 DATE: 4,226 STEERS 733 118.00-120.00 118.00-120.00 118.49 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,948 WEEK TO DATE: 13,153 STEERS 627 184.00-186.00 184.00-186.00 185.49 HEIFERS 15 186.00-186.00 186.00-186.00 186.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 158 WEEK TO DATE: 1,009 STEERS 158 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 938 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 930 WEEK TO DATE: 14,307 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 575 184.00-186.00 184.00-186.00 184.85 COMMENTS: Cash activity seemed to be limited to scattered sales in Kansas at $120 on a live basis, $4 lower than Wednesday and $10 below last week. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $119.38 (1493) HIDE & OFFAL: $11.67 -0.13 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 179.40 170.63 34,472 BOX BASED 195.55 191.21 71,594 AVE INDEX 187.48 -4.91 180.92 -4.87 106,066 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 207.55 -1.07 203.21 -0.99 96.34 LDS CH CUTS / 47.66 LDS SEL CUTS / 12.43 LDS TRIM / 30.26 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lower; lite-mod dem/hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 09/25 $221.49 -9.62 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $201.97 +1.57 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 26.35 lds / Unevenly steady; mod dem and offers 90% TRIM: 4 lds /WT AVG: $249.25 / Firm to higher *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) THR 112(445) WK AGO 113(449) YR AGO 112(458) MIX: WED SH89/CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 09/12/15 3,660 3,887 Week Ending: 09/12/15 5,593 2,836 Change from prev week: -1,933 +1,051