DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/11 15:30
11 Dec 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/11/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 573 WEEK T0 DATE: 9,672 STEERS 246 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 HEIFERS 327 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,604 WEEK TO DATE: 23,696 STEERS 235 185.00-185.00 185.00-185.00 185.00 HEIFERS 120 186.00-186.00 186.00-186.00 186.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 5,293 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 375 WEEK TO DATE: 449 STEERS 375 117.00-117.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 678 WEEK TO DATE: 19,247 STEERS 210 185.00-185.00 185.00-185.00 185.00 HEIFERS 303 184.00-184.00 184.00-184.00 184.00 COMMENTS: The cash cattle market was poorly tested Friday with bids And asking prices scattered at best. Although trade volume generated on Wednesday and Thursday was limited, packers seemed satisfied with the Amount of live inventory collected. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $117.80(1462) HIDE & OFFAL: $10.97 -0.08 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 178.66 166.99 63,951 BOX BASED 190.50 174.43 62,630 AVE INDEX 184.58 -1.29 170.71 -2.01 126,581 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 202.50 -0.58 186.43 -2.04 75.97 LDS CH CUTS / 32.03 LDS SEL CUTS / 12.38 LDS TRIM / 24.15 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Weak-lr/lit-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/04 $199.69 -5.56 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $158.84 -3.47 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 23.87 lds / Slightly lower/lit-mod demand & mod offers 90% TRIM: 5 lds /WT AVG: $187.19 / Moderately to sharply lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 113(560) WK AGO 109(542) YR AGO 106(554) MIX: THR SH89/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