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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/08 15:25

8 Dec 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/08/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 795 WEEK TO DATE: 1,937 STEERS 380 188.00-188.00 188.00-188.00 188.00 HEIFERS 295 188.00-188.00 188.00-188.00 188.00 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: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,041 WEEK TO DATE: 4,226 STEERS 260 187.00-189.00 188.00-189.00 187.98 HEIFERS 164 186.00-188.00 186.00-188.00 186.98 COMMENTS: A handful of business was reported in parts of the North today, but certainly not enough to establish an accurate trend. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $118.45(1468) HIDE & OFFAL: $10.90 -0.07 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 183.73 172.06 97,208 BOX BASED 192.14 178.73 54,446 AVE INDEX 187.93 +0.50 175.39 +0.05 151.654 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 204.14 +1.27 190.73 +0.37 68.21 LDS CH CUTS / 29.18 LDS SEL CUTS / 18.99 LDS TRIM / 31.88 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on Ch & frm on Sel on mod dem & lt-mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/04 $199.69 -5.56 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.11 -1.18 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 74.40 lds / Weak to lr on lt-mod dem & hvy offers 90% TRIM: 19 lds /WT AVG: $205.07 / Slightly to moderately lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) TUE 114(224) WK AGO 108(218) YR AGO 113(225) MIX: MON SH88/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