DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/26 15:20
26 Apr 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/26/18 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,254 WEEK T0 DATE: 4,410 STEERS 52 121.00-121.00 121.00-121.00 121.00 HEIFERS 626 121.00-121.00 121.00-121.00 121.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 289 WEEK TO DATE: 1,916 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable dressed trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 709 WEEK TO DATE: 709 STEERS 70 121.00-121.00 121.00-121.00 121.00 HEIFERS 639 121.00-121.00 121.00-121.00 121.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 362 WEEK TO DATE: 658 STEERS 121 118.00-118.00 118.00-118.00 118.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,066 WEEK TO DATE: 6,258 STEERS 302 193.00-195.00 193.00-195.00 193.68 HEIFERS 654 193.00-195.00 193.00-195.00 193.29 COMMENTS: Just a few scattered deals reported here and there today, but Certainly not enough to establish any kind of an accurate trend. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $117.15(1378)Light Test HIDE&OFFAL: $ 9.63 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 184.35 171.41 95,029 BOX BASED 208.08 192.48 51,237 AVE INDEX 196.22 +1.06 181.94 +0.94 146,266 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 220.08 +1.55 204.48 +1.33 78.10 LDS CH CUTS / 36.99 LDS SEL CUTS / 0.00 LDS TRIM / 23.09 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr on mod-gd dem & mod-hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/20 $210.89 -1.08 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $172.82 +1.28 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 45.16 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 11 lds: Wtd Avg $218.42 / Firm to slightly higher FI KILL(WTD) THU 119(474) WK AGO 115(470) YR AGO 119(469) MIX: WED SH93/CB25 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/14/18 7,705 6,844 Week Ending: 04/07/18 4,916 5,954 Change from prev week: +2,789 +890