DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/12 15:35

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/12/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 159 WEEK T0 DATE: 159 STEERS 60 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 HEIFERS 99 122.00-122.00 122.00-122.00 122.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 216 WEEK TO DATE: 292 STEERS 42 192.00-192.00 192.00-192.00 192.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,174 WEEK TO DATE: 1,174 STEERS 741 126.00-126.00 126.00-126.00 126.00 HEIFERS 406 126.00-126.00 126.00-126.00 126.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 697 WEEK TO DATE: 697 STEERS 416 123.00-123.00 123.00-123.00 123.00 HEIFERS 281 123.00-123.00 123.00-123.00 123.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 221 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: Just some light scattered trade, but certainly not enough to Establish an accurate trend. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $ No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $11.86 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF AD LIVE BASED 187.80 177.40 37,638 BOX BASED 198.13 186.64 47,646 AVE INDEX 192.96 +0.80 182.02 -0.06 85,284 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 210.13 +0.76 198.64 -0.96 70.40 LDS CH CUTS / 48.26 LDS SEL CUTS / 6.15 LDS TRIM / 23.61 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on Ch & lr on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/07 $206.96 -7.94 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.33 -2.54 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 50.47 lds / Mostly modly lr on lt dem & offers 90% TRIM: 22 lds: Wtd Avg $214.10 / Moderately to sharply lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 115(343) WK AGO 115(338) YR AGO 110(333) MIX: TUE SH89/CB24 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/25/17 9,147 7,237 Week Ending: 03/18/16 4,879 8,721 Change from prev week: +1,460 +1,579