DTN Cattle Close/Trends 11/27 15:35
27 Nov 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 11/27/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 124 WEEK T0 DATE: 172 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 401 WEEK TO DATE: 3,659 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 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: 630 WEEK TO DATE: 3,753 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: The cash trade remains untested this afternoon, though some bids are slowly improving in parts of the North with some dressed bids now up to $196. Short-bought packers may still need to work through late afternoon. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $123.22(1475) HIDE & OFFAL: $10.90 unch CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 185.38 174.24 76,117 BOX BASED 192.40 183.50 57,866 AVE INDEX 188.89 +0.11 178.87 +0.83 133,983 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 204.40 +0.31 195.50 +1.74 43.94 LDS CH CUTS / 14.89 LDS SEL CUTS / 3.94 LDS TRIM / 11.38 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Firm-higher; mod-fairly good dem; lite offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 11/20 $205.45 -7.38 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $166.54 -$4.67 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 22.77 lds / Firm-higher; lite-mod dem; lit offers 90% TRIM: 12 lds /WT AVG: $200.24 / Sharply lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 98(429) WK AGO 108(541) YR AGO 105(454) MIX: WED SH90/CB22 SAT 33(462) WK AGO 30(571) YR AGO 38(571) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 11/14/15 1,405 4,075 Week Ending: 11/07/15 2,912 4,192 Change from prev week: -1,507 -117