DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/21 16:10
21 Dec 2018
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/21/18 **NOTE: USDA will not issue reports on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 so the next update to this page will be Wed. Dec. 26th. VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 8,755 WEEK T0 DATE: 10,676 STEERS 4,539 118.50-119.00 118.50-119.00 119.00 HEIFERS 1,873 118.00-119.00 118.00-119.00 118.98 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,787 WEEK TO DATE: 36,453 STEERS 160 190.00-190.00 190.00-190.00 190.00 HEIFERS 40 190.00-190.00 190.00-190.00 190.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 170 WEEK TO DATE: 170 STEERS 60 119.00-119.00 119.00-119.00 119.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS Not reported due to confidentiality HEIFERS Not reported due to confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,472 WEEK TO DATE: 15,655 STEERS 559 188.00-190.00 188.00-190.00 189.87 HEIFERS 169 189.00-190.00 189.00-190.00 189.50 COMMENTS: Moderate cash cattle trading finally surfaced leading into the Christmas break with most live deals marked at $119, generally steady with last week. A few scattered dressed transactions were turned in Iowa and Nebraska, steady/firm with last Friday. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $118.76 (1493) HIDE&OFFAL: $8.87 Unchgd CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 180.12 167.93 95,678 BOX BASED 202.05 195.50 40,027 AVE INDEX 191.05 +1.15 181.72 +1.49 135,705 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 214.05 +1.58 207.50 +2.24 35.30 LDS CH CUTS / 15.26 LDS SEL CUTS / 6.72 LDS TRIM / 23.33 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Hr-shrply hr on moder-good dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/14 $208.12 -1.45 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $154.68 -1.16 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 13.08 lds / Shrply hr on good dem & lgt offers 90% TRIM: 3 lds: Wtd Avg 194.33 / Weak to lower FI KILL(WTD) FRI 122(585) WK AGO 121(604) YR AGO 117(587) MIX: THR SH93/CB23 SAT 74(659) WK AGO 50(654) YR AGO 23(611) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/08/18 2,606 6,890 Week Ending: 12/01/18 5,557 9,158 Change from prev week: -2,951 -2,268