DTN Cattle Close/Trends 05/06 16:05
6 May 2016
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/06/16 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 121 WEEK T0 DATE: 121 STEERS No reportable live trade HEIFERS No reportable live trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,238 WEEK TO DATE: 2,698 STEERS 323 195.00-196.00 195.00-196.00 195.34 HEIFERS 1,317 195.00-196.00 195.00-196.00 195.98 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: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,680 WEEK TO DATE: 3,334 STEERS 716 195.00-196.00 195.00-196.00 195.74 HEIFERS 157 196.00-198.00 196.00-198.00 196.90 COMMENTS: At the time of this close a light to moderate trade had developed in most areas with dressed deals in the North ranging from 195-200, roughly $1-5 hr. While Southern live biz ranging from 126-128, generally $2-4 hr. Please go to the Daily Sales Reported to DTN page for further Updates to today's cash cattle sales. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $ No Test HIDE & OFFAL: $11.13 -0.02 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 180.43 170.04 10,969 BOX BASED 191.74 182.32 71,525 AVE INDEX 186.09 -2.07 176.18 -2.32 82,494 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 203.74 -0.68 194.32 -1.18 72.96 LDS CH CUTS / 68.66 LDS SEL CUTS / 16.31 LDS TRIM / 31.30 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Wk/lr on lt-mod dem & hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/29 $211.40 -4.78 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $174.09 +0.70 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 42.31 lds / Shrply lr on lt dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 09 LDS/WT AVG: $219.32 / Generally steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 112(552) WK AGO 112(559) YR AGO 115(559) MIX: THU SH86/CB22 SAT 38(590) WK AGO 31(590) YR AGO 8(566) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/23/16 8,696 8,660 Week Ending: 04/16/16 8,040 9,875 Change from prev week: +656 -1,215