DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 02/21 14:05
HEAD SOLD LIVE STEERS DRESSED LIVE HEIFERS DRESSED
KANSAS . . . . .
NEBRASKA 1,000 199-200 315.00 199-200 315.00
TEXAS 1,000 199.00 . 199.00 .
COLORADO . . . . .
IOWA . . . . .
*=PRIVATE SOURCES
DTN COMMENTS: Some light trade took place in parts of Nebraska and Texas
at today at steady money with yesterday's decline. Some asking prices
remain firm around $200-plus in the South, and $316-plus in the North.
Yesterday's light business had Southern live deals done at mostly $199,
$4 lower than last week's weighed averages. Northern dressed sales were
at mostly $315, $5 lower than last week's weighted average basis
Nebraska.
The just released February 1 on feed report listed 11.7 million head, down
1% from February 2024. Placements in January totaled 1.82 million head, 2%
above last year; marketings in January totaled 1.87 million head, 1%
greater than the prior year; other disappearance in January totaled 60,000
head, 26% under the same time last year.
Today's slaughter totaled 107,000 head, 7,000 more than last week, but
12,000 less than a year ago. Saturday's kill is estimated at 9,000 head,
bringing the weekly total to 563,000 head, 2,000 above the prior week,
but 27,000 below 2024. Live cattle futures were modestly to mostly
moderately higher, up 15 to 60, while feeder issues ended the day sharply
higher, up 85 to 135. Beef cutouts are expected to close lower with 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: 6,218 WEEK TO DATE: 6,218
STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
199.00 80+ 199.00-199.00 732 No reportable trade
198.92 65-80 198.00-199.00 2,184
199.00 35-65 199.00-199.00 877
198.95 total 198.00-199.00 3,793
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
199.00 80+ 199.00-199.00 125 No reportable trade
199.00 65-80 199.00-199.00 573
199.00 total 199.00-199.00 698
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade No reportable trade
NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 10,506 WEEK TO DATE: 10,771
STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
199.78 80+ 199.00-201.00 4,085 315.00 80+ 315.00-315.00 1,809
315.00 65-80 315.00-315.00 168
199.78 total 199.00-201.00 4,085 315.00 total 315.00-315.00 1,977
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade 316.00 80+ 316.00-316.00 321
316.00 total 316.00-316.00 321
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
199.88 80+ 199.50-200.00 2,242 315.00 80+ 315.00-315.00 365
199.00 65-80 199.00-199.00 227 315.00 65-80 315.00-315.00 201
199.80 total 199.00-200.00 2,469 315.00 total 315.00-315.00 566
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade No reportable trade
TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 1,543 WEEK TO DATE: 1,543
STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
199.00 65-80 199.00-199.00 801 No reportable trade
199.00 35-65 199.00-199.00 138
199.00 total 199.00-199.00 939
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
199.00 65-50 199.00-199.00 189 No reportable trade
199.00 35-65 199.00-199.00 100
199.00 total 199.00-199.00 289
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: 6,079 WEEK TO DATE: 6,751
STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
200.43 80+ 199.00-201.00 2,758 315.70 80+ 315.00-320.00 1,293
200.43 total 199.00-201.00 2,758 315.70 total 315.00-320.00 2,293
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
202.00 80+ 202.00-202.00 38 315.00 80+ 315.00-315.00 70
202.00 total 202.00-202.00 38 315.00 total 315.00-315.00 70
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
199.43 80+ 198.00-200.00 919 315.00 80+ 315.00-315.00 342
199.43 total 198.00-200.00 919 315.00 total 315.00-315.00 342
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.
