DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/12 15:40
13 Mar 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/12/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 8,358 WEEK T0 DATE: 8,818 STEERS 3,040 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 HEIFERS 3,889 127.00-127.00 127.00-127.00 127.00 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 9,518 WEEK TO DATE: 11,784 STEERS 220 203.00-203.00 203.00-203.00 203.00 HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,603 WEEK TO DATE: 2,603 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,317 WEEK TO DATE: 12,019 STEERS 974 203.00-206.00 203.00-206.00 204.04 HEIFERS 160 204.00-204.00 204.00-204.00 204.00 COMMENTS: A light trade was reported in part of the North and some of Kansas Mostly live trade at $127, $1 Lr than last week's weighted average. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $127.59(1496) HIDE&OFFAL: $9.05 -0.02 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 194.54 185.28 69,052 BOX BASED 216.24 207.28 37,321 AVE INDEX 205.39 +0.06 196.28 -0.49 106,373 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 228.24 +0.02 219.28 -1.07 61.98 LDS CH CUTS / 27.56 LDS SEL CUTS / 9.14 LDS TRIM / 19.29 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy on ch & lr on sel on lt-mod dem & lt offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/08 $222.22 +3.78 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $167.56 -0.46 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 26.39 lds / Gen stdy on mod dem & lt-mod offers 90% TRIM: 07 lds: Wtd Avg $216.24 / Unevenly steady FI KILL(WTD) WED 115(354) WK AGO 114(350) YR AGO 119(351) MIX: TUE SH94/CB26 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/02/19 8,165 9,461 Week Ending: 02/23/18 6,090 10,792 Change from prev week: +2,075 -1,331