DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/10 15:30
10 Dec 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/10/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 393 WEEK T0 DATE: 8,543 STEERS 150 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 HEIFERS 64 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 454 WEEK TO DATE: 19,357 STEERS 12 184.00-184.00 184.00-184.00 184.00 HEIFERS 266 185.00-185.00 185.00-185.00 185.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 5,293 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 74 WEEK TO DATE: 74 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 74 116.00-116.00 116.00-116.00 116.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,145 WEEK TO DATE: 17,414 STEERS 157 185.00-186.00 185.00-186.00 185.76 HEIFERS 75 185.00-188.00 185.00-185.00 185.00 COMMENTS: The cash cattle trade was at a standstill today with Bids and asking prices poorly defined. Trading may be done for the week. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $118.27(1436) HIDE & OFFAL: $11.05 +0.09 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 180.65 168.98 87,328 BOX BASED 191.08 176.47 61,004 AVE INDEX 185.87 -1.18 172.72 -1.96 148,332 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 203.08 0.00 188.47 -1.53 70.51 LDS CH CUTS / 32.21 LDS SEL CUTS / 7.45 LDS TRIM / 26.90 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy-lr/lit-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/04 $199.69 -5.56 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $162.31 +0.46 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 25.07 lds / Unevenly steady/lit-mod demand & offers 90% TRIM: 6 lds /WT AVG: $189.66 / Firm to higher *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) THR 112(447) WK AGO 110(433) YR AGO 112(448) MIX: WED SH88/CB23 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 11/28/15 769 2,876 Week Ending: 11/21/15 884 5,331 Change from prev week: -115 -2,455