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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 03/18 15:30

18 Mar 2022
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 03/17/22 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 656 WEEK TO DATE: 14,808 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable live trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 153 138.00-138.00 138.00-138.00 138.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,451 WEEK TO DATE: 20,526 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 579 221.00-221.00 221.00-221.00 221.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB 80 219.00-219.00 219.00-219.00 219.00 HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 104 WEEK TO DATE: 6,843 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED 41 138.00-138.00 138.00-138.00 138.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS LIVE FOB Not reported due to confidentiality STEERS LIVE DELIVERED Not reported due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB Not reported due to confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED Not reported due to confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 4,941 WEEK TO DATE: 14,200 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 226 220.00-222.00 220.00-222.00 220.65 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 194 221.00-222.00 221.00-222.00 221.41 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: Just a little light cleanup trade reported today, mostly in the North. This week saw Southern live business marked at mostly $138, steady with the prior week's weighted averages. Northern dressed deals were at mostly $221 to $222, $1 to $2 higher than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $138.19(1451) HIDE&OFFAL: $13.27 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HD LIVE BASED $203.17 $194.61 53,220 BOX BASED $246.16 $238.65 43,805 AVE INDEX $224.67 +0.02 $216.63 -0.56 97,025 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $258.16 +1.11 $250.65 -0.03 60.25 LDS CH CUTS / 18.10 LDS SEL CUTS / 7.05 LDS TRIM / 9.64 LDS GROUND DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $ 7.51 TOTAL LOAD COUNT 95 COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/11 $261.16 -1.49 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $230.17 +1.26 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 64.98 lds / Moderately Hr on mod dem & lt offers 90% TRIM: 19 lds: Wtd Avg $286.53 / Sharply higher FI KILL(WTD) FRI 100(600) WK AGO 111(610) YR AGO 107(563) MIX: THU SH95/CB30 SAT 44(644) WK AGO 34(644) YR AGO 67(629) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. WK ENDING FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 03/05/22 6,918 12,385 Week Ending: 02/26/22 7,842 8,310 Change from prev week: -924 +4,075