DTN Cattle Close/Trends 08/17 15:25
17 Aug 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 08/17/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 12,952 WEEK T0 DATE: 13,549 STEERS 1,978 109.00-110.00 110.00-110.00 109.97 HEIFERS 4,638 109.00-110.00 110.00-110.00 109.98 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 26,981 WEEK TO DATE: 34,519 STEERS 6,716 173.00-175.00 173.00-175.00 174.72 HEIFERS 1,915 173.00-175.00 173.00-175.00 174.87 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,497 WEEK TO DATE: 2,497 STEERS 1,142 110.00-110.00 110.00-110.00 110.00 HEIFERS 909 110.00-110.00 110.00-110.00 110.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,294 WEEK TO DATE: 4,987 STEERS 1,637 110.00-110.50 110.00-110.00 110.35 HEIFERS 1,481 110.00-110.50 110.00-110.00 110.07 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,288 WEEK TO DATE: 16,920 STEERS 2,453 173.00-176.00 173.00-175.00 174.68 HEIFERS 370 175.00-175.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 COMMENTS: A light trade in several areas today with Northern dressed deals generally $8-$10 lower than last week's weighted average basis NE, and steady to $4 Lr than yesterday's business. Southern live trade came in about $5 lower than last week. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $110.76(1429)Light Test HIDE&OFFAL: $10.97 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 165.99 158.29 28,504 BOX BASED 183.63 182.20 52,225 AVE INDEX 174.81 -3.09 170.24 -2.57 80,729 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 195.63 -1.88 194.20 -0.84 111.27 LDS CH CUTS / 34.68 LDS SEL CUTS / 4.35 LDS TRIM / 16.68 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on lt-mod dem & hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 08/11 $203.68 -2.71 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $181.93 +1.02 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 19.17 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 10 lds: Wtd Avg $232.87 / Sharply higher *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) THU 117(467) WK AGO 116(469) YR AGO 114(453) MIX: WED SH92/CB23 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 08/05/17 2,543 5,966 Week Ending: 07/29/17 1,901 6,253 Change from prev week: +642 -287