DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/25 15:55
25 Apr 2019
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/25/19 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,659 WEEK T0 DATE: 22,594 STEERS 941 122.00-126.00 122.00-126.00 123.21 HEIFERS 1,145 122.00-126.00 122.00-126.00 122.59 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 22,575 WEEK TO DATE: 26,776 STEERS 7,161 200.00-206.00 204.00-205.00 204.17 HEIFERS 1,960 200.00-207.00 204.00-205.00 203.87 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 549 WEEK TO DATE: 9,020 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS NA due to confidentiality HEIFERS NA due to Confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 9,298 WEEK TO DATE: 21,862 STEERS 4,051 200.00-206.00 204.00-205.00 204.18 HEIFERS 2,077 204.00-206.00 204.00-205.00 205.59 COMMENTS: A light to moderate trade developed in the North at $200 to $207 Mostly $205, roughly $3 lower than last week's weighted average. Other than a Little cleanup trade the South is looking like business could essentially be Done for the week. 5-AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $127.08(1360) HIDE&OFFAL: $8.98 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED 196.46 183.69 106,932 BOX BASED 220.93 207.75 44,299 AVE INDEX 208.69 -0.05 195.72 -0.30 151,231 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 232.93 -0.03 219.75 -0.53 106.42 LDS CH CUTS / 26.73 LDS SEL CUTS / 10.19 LDS TRIM / 15.56 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy/wk on lt-mod dem & hvy offers COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/19 $228.88 +3.16 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $171.03 -0.10 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 53.01 lds / Unevenly stdy on mod dem & offers 90% TRIM: 15 lds: Wtd Avg $221.13 / Weak to lower FI KILL(WTD) THU 121(478) WK AGO 122(485) YR AGO 121(475) MIX: WED SH95/CB26 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/13/19 5,540 9,188 Week Ending: 04/06/19 9,602 11,758 Change from prev week: -4,062 -2,570