DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/08 15:35

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/08/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 23,926 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,251 WEEK TO DATE: 26,057 STEERS 2,060 216.00-216.00 216.00-216.00 216.00 HEIFERS 629 215.00-216.00 215.00-216.00 215.80 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 8,170 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 618 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 979 WEEK TO DATE: 17,400 STEERS 139 212.00-216.00 212.00-216.00 215.02 HEIFERS 185 216.00-216.00 216.00-216.00 216.00 COMMENTS: A light scattered trade developed in parts of the North today. But the rest of cattle country was at a standstill. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $134.13(1417) HIDE & OFFAL: $11.40 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 201.43 191.24 79,849 BOX BASED 202.80 193.25 63,661 AVE INDEX 202.12 +0.69 192.24 +0.32 143,510 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 214.80 +0.18 205.25 -0.54 71.99 LDS CH CUTS / 20.19 LDS SEL CUTS / 0.00 LDS TRIM / 26.87 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy/wk on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/01 $217.34 -5.68 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $173.28 -0.29 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 5.61 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 00 LDS/WT AVG: $No Test/ Generally steady on a light test *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 93(529) WK AGO 100(531) YR AGO 91(500) MIX: THU SH83/CB22 SAT 6(535) WK AGO 11(542) YR AGO 4(504) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/26/16 12,791 7,945 Week Ending: 03/19/16 11,750 7,822 Change from prev week: +1,041 +123