DTN Cattle Close/Trends 10/16 15:30
16 Oct 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 10/16/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 144 WEEK T0 DATE: 156 STEERS 144 130.00-130.00 130.00-130.00 130.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,230 WEEK TO DATE: 6,686 STEERS 1,739 200.00-205.00 204.00-205.00 204.61 HEIFERS 1,202 202.00-205.00 204.00-205.00 204.90 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 169 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,756 WEEK TO DATE: 7,570 STEERS 1,964 200.00-205.00 200.00-205.00 203.35 HEIFERS 926 202.00-205.00 202.00-205.00 203.58 COMMENTS: A moderate trade developed this afternoon with Southern live deals on the rise at 135-136 (at the time of this close), $8-9 hr than the bulk of last week's trade. In the North dressed deals are ranging from 200-205, mostly 205, $9.00 hr than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $123.00(1450)Light Test / HIDE & OFFAL: $11.33 +0.15 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 185.52 178.74 57,475 BOX BASED 199.69 194.36 54,438 AVE INDEX 192.60 +0.25 186.55 -0.42 111,913 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 211.69 +0.47 206.36 -0.87 71.74 LDS CH CUTS / 20.15 LDS SEL CUTS / 3.05 LDS TRIM / 17.82 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Frm on Ch & lr on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 10/09 $206.60 -5.51 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $190.27 -0.77 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 11.42 lds / Unevenly stdy on lt-mod dem & lt offers 90% TRIM: 03 lds /WT AVG: $232.37 / Unevenly steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 108(553) WK AGO 106(544) YR AGO 103(547) MIX: THU SH87/CB22 SAT 23(576) WK AGO 13(557) YR AGO 18(564) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 09/26/15 4,154 3,735 Week Ending: 09/19/15 3,660 3,887 Change from prev week: +494 -152