DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/20 15:35
20 Apr 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/20/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,028 WEEK TO DATE: 2,766 STEERS 783 205.00-210.00 205.00-210.00 208.88 HEIFERS 629 205.00-210.00 205.00-210.00 206.03 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: 217 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 460 WEEK TO DATE: 1,401 STEERS 195 208.00-208.00 208.00-208.00 208.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: A very light scattered trade was reported in parts of the North again today, but certainly not enough to establish a trend. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $125.00(1337)Light Test/HIDE & OFFAL: $11.40 +0.03 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 200.57 190.38 76,936 BOX BASED 210.77 200.96 51,276 AVE INDEX 205.67 -0.04 195.67 -0.57 128,212 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 222.77 +0.09 212.96 -0.98 75.12 LDS CH CUTS / 35.39 LDS SEL CUTS / 22.46 LDS TRIM / 19.28 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on Ch & lr on Sel on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/15 $215.65 +1.84 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $173.19 -1.21 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 71.59 lds / Gen stdy on lt dem & hvy offers 90% TRIM: 17 LDS/WT AVG: $217.83 / Mostly weak to lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 110(333) WK AGO 110(334) YR AGO 111(332) MIX: TUE SH91/CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/02/16 7,368 5,720 Week Ending: 03/26/16 12,791 7,945 Change from prev week: -5,423 -2,225