DTN Cattle Close/Trends 04/30 15:50
30 Apr 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 04/30/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 358 WEEK TO DATE: 826 STEERS LIVE FOB 245 96.00-96.00 96.00-96.00 96.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,977 WEEK TO DATE: 13,461 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 794 150.00-160.00 150.00-160.00 150.96 STEERS DRESSED FOB 114 150.00-150.00 150.00-150.00 150.00 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 350 150.00-160.00 150.00-160.00 151.14 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB 36 150.00-150.00 150.00-150.00 150.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 340 WEEK TO DATE: 1,506 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 340 95.00-95.00 95.00-95.00 95.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB Trade not available due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED Trade not available due to confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 3,236 WEEK TO DATE: 11,742 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 1,819 147.00-160.00 147.00-160.00 154.12 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 588 147.00-160.00 147.00-160.00 152.59 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Another round of very light business in the North today with dressed deals at mostly $150, generally steady with Tuesday and Wednesday's decline, but roughly $4 lower than last week's weighted average. Just a handful of trade was reported in the South around $95 to $96 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $ 95.42(1465) HIDE&OFFAL: $6.71 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $150.42 $136.60 45,938 BOX BASED $355.56 $338.16 36,047 AVE INDEX $252.99 + 4.65 $237.38 + 4.68 81,985 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $367.56 +10.18 $350.16 +10.25 78.22 LDS CH CUTS / 19.09 LDS SEL CUTS / 0.00 LDS TRIM / 13.49 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Not available due to technical difficulties COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/24 $250.19 +26.54 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $198.16 +1.44 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 28.53 lds / Not fully established 90% TRIM: 16 lds: Wtd Avg $254.95 / Mostly moderately higher FI KILL(WTD) THU 80(301) WK AGO 84(339) YR AGO 123(485) MIX: WED SH50/CB22 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 04/18/20 4,591 8,430 Week Ending: 04/11/20 4,613 10,082 Change from prev week: -22 -1,652