DTN Cattle Close/Trends 10/25 15:45
25 Oct 2017
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 10/25/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable sales HEIFERS No reportable sales NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 443 STEERS No reportable sales HEIFERS No reportable sales TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable sales HEIFERS No reportable sales COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable sales HEIFERS No reportable sales IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 182 WEEK TO DATE: 258 STEERS 38 175.00-175.00 175.00-175.00 175.00 HEIFERS No reportable sales COMMENTS: Besides a few starter bids in parts of the South ($111), the cash cattle trade remained untested at midweek. Some asking prices were reported around $115 to $116 in the South and $180-plus in the North. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $NA HIDE&OFFAL: $10.05 -0.12 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 165.49 155.30 87,783 BOX BASED 188.21 180.39 47,306 AVE INDEX 176.85 +0.14 167.84 -0.06 135,089 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 200.21 +0.08 192.39 -0.30 82.50 LDS CH CUTS / 30.37 LDS SEL CUTS / 17.94 LDS TRIM / 30.56 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy-weak; lite-mod dem; mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 10/20 $196.08 +0.56 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $169.88 -0.47 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 83.37 lds /mod-hr; mod-good dem; hvy offers 90% TRIM: 31 lds: Wtd Avg $213.78 /unevenly steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 114(346) WK AGO 118(345) YR AGO 114(341) MIX: TUE SH93/CB24 REVISED SAT 55(629) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 10/14/17 2,110 6,751 Week Ending: 10/07/17 1,581 7,539 Change from prev week: +529 -788