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DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 07/26 13:20 HEAD SOLD LIVE STEERS DRESSED LIVE HEIFERS DRESSED KANSAS . . . . . NEBRASKA 2,500 198.00 312.00 198.00 312.00 TEXAS 1,200 190.00 . 190.00 . COLORADO . . . . . IOWA 1,300 197-198 312.00 197-198 . *=PRIVATE SOURCES DTN COMMENTS: So far this week Northern dressed deals have been marked at mostly $312, $2 higher than last week's weighted averages, while Southern live business was generally steady with yesterday's deals, but $2 higher than last week's weighted averages. Today's slaughter totaled 110,000 head, 11,000 more than last week, but steady with a year ago. Saturday's kill is estimated at 10,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 600,000 head, 16,000 more than the prior week, but 16,000 less than the previous year. Live cattle futures closed mixed, mostly higher, up 47 to off 32. Feeder issues ended the day mostly sharply higher, up 87 to 170. 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: 6,792 WEEK TO DATE: 9,462 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 191.53 80+ 189.00-195.00 559 No reportable trade 189.45 65-80 187.00-190.00 1,302 190.00 35-65 190.00-190.00 135 190.07 total 187.00-195.00 1,996 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 194.67 65-80 193.00-196.00 717 No reportable trade 194.67 total 193.00-196.00 717 HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 189.57 80+ 187.00-190.00 487 No reportable trade 190.00 65-80 190.00-190.00 230 189.71 total 187.00-190.00 717 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 193.64 65-80 193.00-196.00 675 No reportable trade 193.64 total 193.00-196.00 675 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 954 WEEK TO DATE: 1,611 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 195.13 80+ 195.00-196.00 554 No reportable trade 195.13 total 195.00-196.00 554 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: 1,143 WEEK TO DATE: 1,700 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 190.00 65-80 190.00-190.00 468 No reportable trade 190.00 total 190.00-190.00 468 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 190.00 65-80 190.00-190.00 604 No reportable trade 190.00 total 190.00-190.00 604 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: 7,564 WEEK TO DATE: 8,248 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 196.54 80+ 194.00-198.00 3,074 308.19 80+ 308.00-310.00 538 196.00 65-80 196.00-196.00 230 196.50 total 194.00-198.00 3,304 308.19 total 308.00-310.00 538 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 198.02 80+ 197.00-199.00 1,163 309.00 80+ 309.00-309.00 76 198.02 total 197.00-199.00 1,163 309.00 total 309.00-309.00 76 HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 194.89 80+ 194.00-197.00 1,096 308.23 80+ 308.00-310.00 370 194.89 total 194.00-197.00 1,096 308.23 total 308.00-310.00 370 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 197.00 80+ 197.00-197.00 15 No reportable trade 197.00 total 197.00-197.00 15 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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