DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/30 15:40
30 Dec 2015
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/30/15 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 13,277 WEEK T0 DATE: 13,389 STEERS 6,331 130.00-136.00 134.00-135.00 134.44 HEIFERS 2,711 132.00-136.00 134.00-135.00 134.42 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 12,146 WEEK TO DATE: 12,306 STEERS 3,499 210.00-212.00 210.00-212.00 211.80 HEIFERS 2,346 210.00-212.00 210.00-212.00 211.35 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,716 WEEK TO DATE: 2,716 STEERS 1,590 132.00-135.00 134.00-135.00 134.58 HEIFERS 854 133.00-135.00 134.00-135.00 134.58 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 544 WEEK TO DATE: 544 STEERS 189 134.00-134.00 134.00-134.00 134.00 HEIFERS 355 134.00-134.00 134.00-134.00 134.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,957 WEEK TO DATE: 6,579 STEERS 1,856 202.00-212.00 210.00-212.00 210.77 HEIFERS 855 202.00-212.00 210.00-212.00 210.26 COMMENTS: A moderate to active trade took place in most areas today. Comparative to last week's weighted averages both live and dressed business came in roughly $12.00 higher. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $124.50(1425) HIDE & OFFAL: $10.50 -0.08 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 188.35 178.12 39,559 BOX BASED 196.67 189.51 45,537 AVE INDEX 192.51 +1.34 183.81 +2.01 85,096 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 208.67 +2.50 201.51 +3.85 59.32 LDS CH CUTS / 26.14 LDS SEL CUTS / 9.73 LDS TRIM / 25.33 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Shrply hr on mod-frly gd dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/25 $191.71 -2.12 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $159.31 -1.46 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 35.37 lds / Shrply hr on lt-mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 19 LDS/WT AVG: $191.63 / Uneven *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 111(309) WK AGO 113(340) YR AGO 94(321) MIX: TUE SH87/CB21 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/19/15 150 6,066 Week Ending: 12/12/15 670 5,959 Change from prev week: -520 +107