DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/13 15:30

USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/13/17 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 70 WEEK T0 DATE: 70 STEERS 70 116.00-116.00 116.00-116.00 116.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 16 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade 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: 247 WEEK TO DATE: 431 STEERS 105 117.75-118.00 117.75-118.00 117.84 HEIFERS No reportable trade COMMENTS: A fairly quiet day with just a few reported sold in KS (from the FCE Auction) and a handful of trade in Iowa. Certainly not enough to establish any kind of trend. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $ No Test HIDE&OFFAL: $10.70 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 177.63 157.18 70,640 BOX BASED 190.48 173.02 53,105 AVE INDEX 184.05 -0.84 165.10 -0.49 123,745 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 202.48 -1.58 185.02 -0.90 87.15 LDS CH CUTS / 27.11 LDS SEL CUTS / 20.39 LDS TRIM / 18.44 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Lr on lt-mod dem & mod offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/08 $201.25 -2.25 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.31 +1.36 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 44.26 lds / Unevenly stdy on mod dem & hvy offer 90% TRIM: 08 lds: Wtd Avg $212.01 / Firm to higher *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) WED 119(355) WK AGO 119(358) YR AGO 114(344) MIX: TUE SH92/CB24 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/02/17 1,709 9,409 Week Ending: 11/25/17 2,010 6,026 Change from prev week: -301 +3,383