DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/23 16:24
23 Dec 2020
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/23/20 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 14,918 WEEK TO DATE: 14,918 STEERS LIVE FOB 7,294 109.00-110.00 109.00-110.00 109.97 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED 52 109.00-109.00 109.00-109.00 109.00 HEIFERS LIVE FOB 5,226 109.00-110.00 109.00-110.00 109.99 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,633 WEEK TO DATE: 5,673 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 3,001 172.00-172.00 172.00-172.00 172.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 571 172.00-172.00 172.00-172.00 172.00 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 5,837 WEEK TO DATE: 5,837 STEERS LIVE FOB 3,009 110.00-110.00 110.00-110.00 110.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 1,881 110.00-110.00 110.00-110.00 110.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB NA Due to Confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB NA Due to Confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 6,450 WEEK TO DATE: 9,810 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 1,849 168.00-172.00 168.00-172.00 171.14 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 587 168.00-172.00 168.00-172.00 171.63 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS:There was considerable movement in the South for mostly $110, which is easily $2.00 higher than a week ago, and a modest movement in the North for $109 to $110 live, and $172 dressed. Given that this week's movement has been light, next week's trade should be dynamic given that packers are going on three weeks of light purchases. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $105.12(1613)HIDE&OFFAL: $9.09 Unchgd CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $157.90 $141.26 45,681 BOX BASED $195.54 $185.93 44,384 AVE INDEX $176.72 -1.48 $163.60 -0.75 90,065 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $207.54 -3.13 $197.93 -1.66 68.18 LDS CH CUTS / 23.48 LDS SEL CUTS / 9.85 LDS TRIM / 17.58 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Not available due to changes on USDA reports COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/18 $208.20 -12.16 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $168.89 -0.40 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 42.43 lds / Unevenly stdy on lgt-mod dem & offers. 90% TRIM: 9 lds: Wtd Avg $203.56 / Weak to slightly lower FI KILL(WTD) TUE 116(354) WK AGO 120(357) YR AGO 0(155) MIX: TUE SH93/CB26 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/12/20 1,997 12,019 Week Ending: 12/05/20 2,661 10,018 Change from prev week: -664 +2,001