DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/02 15:30

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/02/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 323 WEEK T0 DATE: 323 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 711 125.00-125.00 125.00-125.00 125.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,569 WEEK TO DATE: 7,067 STEERS 3,282 194.00-195.00 194.00-195.00 194.95 HEIFERS 3,065 195.00-195.00 195.00-195.00 195.00 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: 544 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,717 WEEK TO DATE: 12,288 STEERS 3,017 194.00-195.00 194.00-195.00 194.85 HEIFERS 1,764 194.00-195.00 194.00-195.00 194.82 COMMENTS: A light trade developed in parts of the North today at mostly 195.00, generally $1.50 lr than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $No Test HIDE & OFFAL: $10.90 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 187.36 175.33 38,340 BOX BASED 192.08 180.25 48,623 AVE INDEX 189.72 +0.06 177.79 -0.30 86,963 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 204.08 +0.27 192.25 -0.44 84.64 LDS CH CUTS / 37.64 LDS SEL CUTS / 3.88 LDS TRIM / 34.39 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy/Wk on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 11/27 $205.25 -0.20 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $167.91 -1.12 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 57.39 lds / Unevenly stdy on lt dem & offers 90% TRIM: 19 lds /WT AVG: $205.05 / Generally steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 105(323) WK AGO 112(331) YR AGO 107(329) MIX: TUE SH86/CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 11/21/15 884 5,331 Week Ending: 11/14/15 1,405 4,075 Change from prev week: -521 +1,256