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DTN Cattle Close/Trends 12/20 15:30

20 Dec 2024
USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 12/20/24 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 307 WEEK TO DATE: 2,888 STEERS LIVE FOB 102 191.00-191.00 191.00-191.00 191.00 STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 205 191.00-191.00 191.00-191.00 191.00 HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 955 WEEK TO DATE: 12,361 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED 71 305.00-305.00 305.00-305.00 305.00 STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED 23 305.00-305.00 305.00-305.00 305.00 HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 410 WEEK TO DATE: 897 STEERS LIVE FOB No reportable trade STEERS LIVE DELIVERED No reportable trade HEIFERS LIVE FOB 410 191.00-192.00 191.00-192.00 191.89 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 NA Due to Confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE FOB NA Due to Confidentiality HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED NA Due to Confidentiality IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,731 WEEK TO DATE: 20,389 STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade STEERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED No reportable dressed trade HEIFERS DRESSED FOB No reportable trade COMMENTS: This week Northern dressed deals sported a huge range of $302 to $315, mostly $305, $2 higher than last week's weighted average basis Nebraska. Southern live business was very light and done at mostly $191.00, fully steady with the prior week's weighted averages. 5-AREA LV STR AVG(NEG)PR&WT: $194.77(1547) HIDE&OFFAL: $11.37 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) HEAD SUPPLY (Live) $295.98 $265.30 37,276 DEMAND (Box) $303.85 $273.11 40,546 INDEX VALUE $299.91 -2.38 $269.61 +0.95 77,822 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) $315.85 -4.84 $285.91 +1.80 65.70 LDS CH CUTS / 19.22 LDS SEL CUTS / 9.05 LDS TRIM / 12.62 LDS GROUND DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $29.94 TOTAL LOAD COUNT 107 COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 12/13 $308.40 -0.31 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $255.11 -0.04 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 20.02 lds / Shrply lr on lt dem & mod offers 90% TRIM: 00 lds: Wtd Avg: $No Test/ Not fully established FI KILL(WTD) FRI 117(602) WK AGO 115(604) YR AGO 118(614) SAT 15(617) WK AGO 5(609) YR AGO 8(621) *PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN: THURSDAY SH97 / CB24* WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. WK ENDING FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 12/07/24 1,653 15,596 Week Ending: 11/30/24 2,351 9,206 Change from prev week: -698 +6,390