DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/03 15:25
3 Apr 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/03/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 8,171 WEEK T0 DATE: 8,628 STEERS 3,534 117.00-118.00 117.00-118.00 117.63 HEIFERS 2,793 116.00-118.00 116.00-118.00 117.59 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 439 WEEK TO DATE: 439 STEERS 188 188.00-188.00 188.00-188.00 188.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 919 WEEK TO DATE: 919 STEERS 109 117.00-117.00 117.00-117.00 117.00 HEIFERS 810 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,049 WEEK TO DATE: 3,248 STEERS 1,630 188.00-192.00 188.00-192.00 189.77 HEIFERS 1,379 188.00-192.00 188.00-192.00 188.26 COMMENTS: A light trade developed in some areas today with live sales Generally $3 lower than last week's weighted average. Dressed deals came in About $3 to $4 lower than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $114.37(1271) HIDE&OFFAL: $10.07 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 181.30 171.45 73,696 BOX BASED 207.68 197.33 45,233 AVE INDEX 194.49 -0.06 184.39 -0.58 118,929 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 219.68 -0.12 209.33 -1.17 76.47 LDS CH CUTS / 32.38 LDS SEL CUTS / 10.25 LDS TRIM / 9.62 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on Ch & lr on Sel on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/30 $218.49 -4.06 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $174.39 +0.60 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 19.49 lds / Unevenly stdy on mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 03 lds: Wtd Avg $219.86 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) TUE 119(221) WK AGO 119(236) YR AGO 116(223) MIX: MON SH80/CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/17/18 6,395 5,020 Week Ending: 03/10/18 6,042 6,308 Change from prev week: +353 -1,288