DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/22 15:20

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/22/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 13,695 WEEK T0 DATE: 14,015 STEERS 6,048 126.00-128.00 126.00-128.00 127.01 HEIFERS 4,828 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 9,479 WEEK TO DATE: 23,796 STEERS 2,261 196.00-202.00 200.00-201.00 200.10 HEIFERS 1,239 196.00-202.00 198.00-200.00 198.92 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,629 WEEK TO DATE: 1,629 STEERS 735 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 HEIFERS 562 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,880 WEEK TO DATE: 4,213 STEERS 2,185 127.00-127.50 127.00-127.50 127.27 HEIFERS 991 127.00-127.50 127.00-127.50 127.45 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,956 WEEK TO DATE: 13,616 STEERS 2,504 200.00-201.00 200.00-201.00 200.07 HEIFERS 385 200.00-200.00 200.00-200.00 200.00 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade in most areas to day, at sharply lower money. Compared to last week's weighted averages live deals are at mostly at 127.00, $7.00 lr, dressed biz at mostly 200.00, $14.00 lr. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $126.15(1455) HIDE & OFFAL: $11.49 +0.04 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 197.74 187.55 76,930 BOX BASED 208.31 198.69 58,943 AVE INDEX 203.03 -0.92 193.12 -1.76 135,873 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 220.31 -0.41 210.69 -2.08 81.74 LDS CH CUTS / 48.28 LDS SEL CUTS / 6.57 LDS TRIM / 21.64 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Wk on Ch & Shply lr on Sel onlt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/15 $215.65 +1.84 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $174.07 +0.34 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 10.67 lds / Unevenly stedy on lt dem & offers 90% TRIM: 04 LDS/WT AVG: $219.45 / Unevenly steady on a light test *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 112(556) WK AGO 96(537) YR AGO 104(544) MIX: THU SH89/CB22 SAT 31(587) WK AGO 11(548) YR AGO 4(548) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/09/16 11,328 7,097 Week Ending: 04/02/16 7,368 5,720 Change from prev week: +3,960 +1,377