DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/25 15:35
25 Mar 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/25/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 656 WEEK T0 DATE: 17,215 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 428 136.00-136.00 136.00-136.00 136.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,443 WEEK TO DATE: 11,295 STEERS 1,010 217.00-218.00 217.00-218.00 217.86 HEIFERS 170 218.00-218.00 218.00-218.00 218.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 5,006 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 80 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,815 WEEK TO DATE: 9,092 STEERS 606 216.00-217.00 216.00-217.00 216.77 HEIFERS 360 216.00-217.00 216.00-217.00 216.89 COMMENTS: A light cleanup trade was reported today. With dressed Trade in the North steady to $1 lr than yesterday's decline. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $136.00(1463) HIDE & OFFAL: $11.31 +0.01 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 207.22 197.43 105,724 BOX BASED 212.36 202.89 46,457 AVE INDEX 209.79 -0.90 200.16 -1.87 152,181 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 224.36 -0.48 214.89 -2.42 74.96 LDS CH CUTS / 21.23 LDS SEL CUTS / 11.63 LDS TRIM / 15.64 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Wk on Ch/shrply lr on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offer COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/18 $222.60 +6.35 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $173.47 +0.23 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 18.93 lds / Wk/slightly lr on lt dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 05 LDS/WT AVG: $217.75 / Firm *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 97(534) WK AGO 93(535) YR AGO 100(523) MIX THU SH88/CB22 SAT 13(547) WK AGO 10(545) YR AGO 17(539) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/12/16 5,084 7,190 Week Ending: 03/05/16 6,776 6,662 Change from prev week: -1,692 +528