DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/01 15:25
1 Mar 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/01/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 968 WEEK T0 DATE: 17,796 STEERS 350 126.00-126.00 126.00-126.00 126.00 HEIFERS 528 126.00-126.00 126.00-126.00 126.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,270 WEEK TO DATE: 29,871 STEERS 461 205.00-205.00 205.00-205.00 205.00 HEIFERS 558 205.00-205.00 205.00-205.00 205.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 6,545 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 270 WEEK TO DATE: 3,229 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable live trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,714 WEEK TO DATE: 18,429 STEERS 1,288 201.00-205.00 204.00-205.00 203.98 HEIFERS 350 203.00-205.00 204.00-205.00 203.89 COMMENTS: mostly just light cleanup trade reported this afternoon at Generally steady money with yesterday's decline. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $126.86(1416) HIDE&OFFAL: $10.20 -0.06 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 190.95 184.73 100,661 BOX BASED 210.30 203.60 37,883 AVE INDEX 200.62 +0.49 194.17 +0.11 138,544 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 222.30 +1.27 215.60 +0.50 74.31 LDS CH CUTS / 20.62 LDS SEL CUTS / 0.00 LDS TRIM / 23.92 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Firm/hr on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 02/23 $212.82 +5.89 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $171.57 -0.04 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 19.33 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 00 lds: Wtd Avg $No Test/ Not fully established FI KILL(WTD) THU 119(469) WK AGO 117(441) YR AGO 117(464) MIX: WED SH92/CB24 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 02/17/18 3,966 5,563 Week Ending: 02/10/18 3,051 4,156 Change from prev week: +915 +1,407