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DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 05/17 13:50 HEAD SOLD LIVE STEERS DRESSED LIVE HEIFERS DRESSED KANSAS 2,200 186.00 . 186.00 . NEBRASKA 2,500 190.00 300.00 190.00 300.00 TEXAS 1,800 186.00 . 186.00 . COLORADO . . . . . IOWA 500 190.00 300.00 190.00 300.00 *=PRIVATE SOURCES DTN COMMENTS: Northern dressed sales are being marked at $300, $5 higher than last week's weighted averages. Southern live deals are marked at $186, $2 higher than last week's weighted averages. Today's slaughter totaled 102,000 head, 18,000 less than last week, and 20,000 below a year ago. Saturday's kill is estimated at 9,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 598,000 head, 24,000 under the prior week, and down 42,000 from 2023. Cattle futures closed mostly sharply higher on both live (up 67 to 202) and feeder (up 112 to 250) contracts. Beef cutouts are expected to close higher with light to moderate 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: 733 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: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 69 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 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: 1,479 WEEK TO DATE: 1,514 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 188.19 80+ 186.00-190.00 654 300.00 80+ 300.00-300.00 109 188.19 total 186.00-190.00 654 300.00 total 300.00-300.00 109 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED No reportable trade 298.00 80+ 298.00-298.00 20 298.00 total 298.00-298.00 20 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.
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