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DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 10/30 08:15

30 Oct 2020
DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 10/30 08:15 HEAD SOLD LIVE STEERS DRESSED LIVE HEIFERS DRESSED KANSAS . . . . . NEBRASKA . . . . . TEXAS . . . . . COLORADO . . . . . IOWA . . . . . *PRIVATE SOURCES DTN COMMENTS: The country is slow to start this morning, and packer inquiry should start to improve over the next several hours. Asking prices are around $110 in the South but remain sketchy in the North. Light business developed in parts of Kansas and Texas yesterday with live deals at $106, generally steady with last week's weighted averages. A very light scattered trade took place in Nebraska and Iowa, mostly live deals at $103 with a few at $104, mostly $1 lower than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. Beef cutouts are expected to be higher with light to moderate box movement. NOTE: Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at 1-800-369-7675, ext. 3678. All sales will be listed anonymously and organized by state. All live sales are FOB and set for 1-9 day delivery. General trends and summaries from this data will also be posted on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN page.