DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/18 15:50
18 Dec 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/18/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 120 WEEK T0 DATE: 14,763 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 902 WEEK TO DATE: 26,313 STEERS 402 184.00-184.00 184.00-184.00 184.00 HEIFERS 171 184.00-185.00 184.00-185.00 184.77 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 3,331 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 2,281 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 677 WEEK TO DATE: 18,404 STEERS 532 185.00-185.00 185.00-185.00 185.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: The country was relatively quiet today with just a little cleanup trade reported today. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $116.46(1441) HIDE & OFFAL: $10.57 -0.51 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 174.86 162.37 64,525 BOX BASED 182.14 174.35 52,201 AVE INDEX 178.50 -0.54 168.36 +0.68 116,726 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 194.14 -1.62 186.35 +0.81 65.80 LDS CH CUTS / 22.11 LDS SEL CUTS / 1.23 LDS TRIM / 29.99 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on Ch & frm on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/11 $197.70 -1.99 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $158.15 -2.21 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 30.25 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 17 lds /WT AVG: $190.53 / Lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 110(562) WK AGO 113(560) YR AGO 107(545) MIX: THU SH91/CB23 SAT 28(590) WK AGO 21(581) YR AGO 8(553) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/05/15 1,830 5,502 Week Ending: 11/28/15 769 2,876 Change from prev week: +1,061 +2,626