DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/14 15:30
14 Mar 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/14/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 113 WEEK T0 DATE: 17,625 STEERS 113 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,096 WEEK TO DATE: 14,827 STEERS 651 205.00-207.00 205.00-207.00 205.97 HEIFERS 262 205.00-205.00 205.00-205.00 205.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 3,557 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 105 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 11,313 WEEK TO DATE: 15,071 STEERS 3,114 204.00-207.00 204.00-207.00 206.62 HEIFERS 636 204.00-207.00 204.00-207.00 206.33 COMMENTS: Just a little light Northern trade reported today. Dressed deals Ranged from 204-207, steady to $3 hr than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. The only reportable Southern trade was in Kansas and was from the Fed Cattle Exchange Auction. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $127.21(1377) HIDE&OFFAL: $10.21 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 190.60 182.50 125,157 BOX BASED 212.11 205.01 37,515 AVE INDEX 201.35 +0.25 193.75 +0.19 162,672 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 224.11 +0.38 217.01 +0.26 62.23 LDS CH CUTS / 24.64 LDS SEL CUTS / 14.53 LDS TRIM / 21.20 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Firm on lt-mod dem & offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/10 $220.67 +3.87 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $172.54 -0.74 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 44.50 lds / Unevenly stdy on lt-mod dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 18 lds: Wtd Avg $217.27 / Mostly moderately to sharply lower FI KILL(WTD) WED 117(348) WK AGO 114(348) YR AGO 113(340) MIX: TUE SH93/CB25 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/03/18 5,921 4,240 Week Ending: 02/24/18 4,044 4,118 Change from prev week: +1,877 +122