DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/29 15:25
29 Mar 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/29/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK T0 DATE: 15,821 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,464 WEEK TO DATE: 27,042 STEERS 466 205.00-206.00 205.00-206.00 205.66 HEIFERS 26 206.00-206.00 206.00-206.00 206.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 5,005 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 151 WEEK TO DATE: 2,088 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 151 126.00-126.00 126.00-126.00 126.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,104 WEEK TO DATE: 24,322 STEERS 114 206.00-206.00 206.00-206.00 206.00 HEIFERS 478 206.00-206.00 206.00-206.00 206.00 COMMENTS: Just a little cleanup trade reported in parts of the North today At steady money with Wednesday and Thursday business. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $125.75(1472) HIDE&OFFAL: $9.24 +0.04 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 195.06 184.78 121,219 BOX BASED 214.04 206.89 42,353 AVE INDEX 204.55 -0.88 195.83 -0.50 163,572 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 226.04 -1.40 218.89 -0.63 51.38 LDS CH CUTS / 23.83 LDS SEL CUTS / 8.10 LDS TRIM / 9.18 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Weak to lower on light demand and moderate offerings COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/22 $226.15 +1.37 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.82 +0.18 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 36.59 lds / Modly hr on mod dem & lt offers 90% TRIM: 15 lds: Wtd Avg $217.93 / Mostly firm to higher FI KILL(WTD) FRI 106(581) WK AGO 113(589) YR AGO 105(573) MIX: THU SH91/CB26 SAT 33(614) WK AGO 42(631) YR AGO 17(590) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/16/19 5,848 12,147 Week Ending: 03/09/19 8,143 9,990 Change from prev week: -2,295 +2,157