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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/15 15:30

15 Dec 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/15/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 311 WEEK T0 DATE: 311 STEERS 154 117.00-117.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 HEIFERS 83 117.00-117.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,859 WEEK TO DATE: 2,320 STEERS 1,086 184.00-184.00 184.00-184.00 184.00 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: 1,551 WEEK TO DATE: 2,843 STEERS 118 185.00-185.00 185.00-185.00 185.00 HEIFERS 738 180.00-185.00 180.00-185.00 181.54 COMMENTS: A very light scattered trade was reported today, but certainly not enough to establish an accurate trend. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $115.00(1450)Light Test / HIDE & OFFAL: $10.90 -0.07 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 179.58 167.09 50,740 BOX BASED 185.21 174.81 60,323 AVE INDEX 182.39 +0.41 170.95 +1.24 111,063 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 197.21 -1.57 186.81 +0.08 88.85 LDS CH CUTS / 33.73 LDS SEL CUTS / 0.00 LDS TRIM / 19.97 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on Sel & lr on Ch on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/11 $197.70 -1.99 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $161.08 +0.72 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 07.21 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 08 lds /WT AVG: $194.77 / Unevenly steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) TUE 114(226) WK AGO 114(224) YR AGO 113(224) MIX: MON SH91/CB21 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