DTN Cattle Close/Trends 02/25 15:25
25 Feb 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 02/25/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 73 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 309 WEEK TO DATE: 577 STEERS 149 212.00-212.00 212.00-212.00 212.00 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: 156 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,628 WEEK TO DATE: 3,532 STEERS 1,565 208.00-212.00 210.00-212.00 210.40 HEIFERS 506 210.00-212.00 210.00-212.00 211.67 COMMENTS: A fairly quiet day with only a very light trade reported in parts of the North, but certainly not enough to establish an accurate trend. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $ No Test HIDE & OFFAL: $10.56 +0.02 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 198.86 194.64 65,139 BOX BASED 206.76 201.98 50,312 AVE INDEX 202.81 +0.51 198.31 +0.12 115,451 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 218.76 +1.04 213.98 +0.26 61.80 LDS CH CUTS / 17.70 LDS SEL CUTS / 12.04 LDS TRIM / 22.09 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on Ch & frim onSel on lt-mod dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 02/19 $210.84 -4.30 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $170.03 +0.53 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 45.31 lds / Mod hr on mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 12 LDS/WT AVG: $214.35 / Generally steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) THU 109(423) WK AGO 107(408) YR AGO 109(420) MIX WED SH80/CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 02/13/16 3,224 6,937 Week Ending: 02/06/16 983 6,610 Change from prev week: +2,241 +327