DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/29 15:35
29 Mar 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/29/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 222 WEEK T0 DATE: 834 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 222 128.75-129.00 128.75-129.00 128.83 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,201 WEEK TO DATE: 2,361 STEERS 388 131.50-133.00 131.50-133.00 131.79 HEIFERS 1,813 131.00-133.00 131.00-133.00 132.21 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 551 WEEK TO DATE: 2,042 STEERS 353 127.50-129.00 127.50-129.00 128.12 HEIFERS 198 126.00-129.25 126.00-129.25 128.36 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 131 WEEK TO DATE: 3,446 STEERS 62 210.00-210.00 210.00-210.00 210.00 HEIFERS 69 210.00-210.00 210.00-210.00 210.00 COMMENTS: The majority of trade reported today was from the Fed Cattle Exchange Auction. A few dressed deals were reported in IA, but certainly not enough to Establish any kind of a trend. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $125.52(1312)Light Test HIDE&OFFAL: $11.88 +0.01 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF AD LIVE BASED 195.63 186.53 78,773 BOX BASED 204.92 198.26 45,446 AVE INDEX 200.27 -1.38 192.39 -1.44 124,219 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 216.92 -2.65 210.26 -2.76 61.00 LDS CH CUTS / 37.51 LDS SEL CUTS / 6.03 LDS TRIM / 24.91 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Shrply lr on lt-mod dem lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/24 $216.60 +4.01 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $169.46 +0.20 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 76.81 lds / modly to shrply lr on lt dem & offers 90% TRIM: 23 lds: Wtd Avg $217.01 / firm to higher *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 114(345) WK AGO 116(348) YR AGO 111(321) MIX: TUE SH93CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/18/17 4,879 8,721 Week Ending: 03/11/16 3,419 7,142 Change from prev week: +1,460 +1,579