DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 12/15 14:25
15 Dec 2023
DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 12/15 14:25 HEAD SOLD LIVE STEERS DRESSED LIVE HEIFERS DRESSED KANSAS 2,400 170.00 . 170.00 . NEBRASKA 250 168.00 *267.00(BID) 168.00 *267.00(BID) TEXAS 1,200 170.00 . 170.00 . COLORADO . . . . . IOWA . . . . . *=PRIVATE SOURCES DTN COMMENTS: Some light trade is now being reported in parts of the South at $170, roughly $1 lower than last week's weighted averages. A few live deals have been reported in parts of Nebraska at $168, $2 lower than last week's weighted average. The last two days have shown us a light trade in the North at mostly $267 to $268 dressed, and $167 to $168 live. Only a handful of cattle have been reported sold in the South. Today's slaughter totaled 121,000 head, 1,000 below last week, but 3,000 more than a year ago. Saturday's kill is estimated at 23,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 649,000 head, 14,000 greater than a year ago, and 27,000 above 2022. Cattle futures closed mostly sharply higher, up 74 to 142, while feeder issues ended the day sharply higher, up 155 to 257. Beef cutouts are expected to close mixed with moderate to good box movement. DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE-NEGOTIATED PURCHASES-SUMMARY **Summary includes trade from 1:30 PM the previous day through 9:30 AM today.** KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 38 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 3,290 WEEK TO DATE: 10,999 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 167.70 80+ 167.00-168.00 417 267.00 80+ 267.00-267.00 1,008 264.00 65-80 264.00-264.00 82 167.70 TOTAL 167.00-168.00 417 266.77 TOTAL 264.00-267.00 1,090 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 170.00 80+ 170.00-170.00 1,041 268.00 80+ 268.00-268.00 393 170.00 TOTAL 170.00-170.00 1,041 268.00 TOTAL 268.00-268.00 393 HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 167.00 80+ 167.00-167.00 91 267.00 80+ 267.00-267.00 65 167.00 TOTAL 167.00-167.00 91 267.00 TOTAL 267.00-267.00 65 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 0 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES: NA Conf WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED NA Due to Confidentiality NA Due to Confidentiality STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB NA Due to Confidentiality NA Due to Confidentiality HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED NA Due to Confidentiality NA Due to Confidentiality HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB NA Due to Confidentiality NA Due to Confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 2,794 WEEK TO DATE: 6,532 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 167.51 80+ 167.00-168.00 1,131 266.61 80+ 266.00-267.00 194 167.51 TOTAL 167.00-168.00 1,131 266.61 TOTAL 266.00-267.00 194 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade 268.00 80+ 268.00-268.00 105 268.00 TOTAL 268.00-268.00 105 HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade 267.71 80+ 266.00-268.00 266 267.71 TOTAL 266.00-268.00 266 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade NOTE: Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at 1-402-461-3561. All sales will be listed anonymously and organized by state. All live sales are FOB and set for 1-9-day delivery. A weekly summary from this data will be posted on the Weekly Cattle Sales Reported to DTN page and will be left up for the entire week for reference purposes.