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WEEKLY CASH CATTLE 04/22 12:00 WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - FOR THE WEEK ENDING: 04/19 WT AV LV % CH PRICE RANGE VOLUME WT AV DR % CH PRICE RANGE VOL KANSAS FORMULA/FORWARD 74,008 / WTD 14,094 / WEEKLY TOTAL 88,102 STEERS - LIVE FOB STEERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 181.94 TOTAL 180.00-183.00 7,430 292.00 TOTAL 292.00-292.00 120 STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 182.00 TOTAL 182.00-182.00 4,109 292.00 TOTAL 292.00-292.00 40 HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade NEBRASKA FORMULA/FORWARD 53,460 / WTD 26,002 / WEEKLY TOTAL 79,462 STEERS - LIVE FOB STEERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 183.07 TOTAL 182.00-184.00 7,714 292.34 TOTAL 292.00-294.00 8,177 STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED FOB 184.00 TOTAL 184.00-184.00 120 293.00 TOTAL 293.00-293.00 246 HEIFERS - LIVE FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 183.04 TOTAL 183.00-184.00 4,526 292.21 TOTAL 292.00-293.00 3,541 HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade TEXAS FORMULA/FORWARD 74,940 / WTD 7,488 / WEEKLY TOTAL 82,428 STEERS - LIVE FOB STEERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 181.95 TOTAL 181.00-182.00 3,341 No reportable trade STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 182.00 TOTAL 182.00-182.00 3,069 No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade SEE FRIDAY'S DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE NEGOTIATED PURCHASES SUMMARIES BELOW DTN COMMENT: Formula totals for last week were mixed, lower in Kansas and Texas but higher in Nebraska: KS 74,008(-2,731), NE 53,460(+4,822), TX 74,940(-11,336). Total trade volume is also mixed higher in the North, but lower in South: KS 88,102(-1,836), NE 79,462(+13,170), TX 82,428(-6,860). New showlists appear to be mixed, higher in Texas, but lower in Kansas and Nebraska/Colorado. Bids and asking prices have yet to be established. Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until the second half of the week. Beef cutouts are higher at midday (Choice 295.91 +0.24, Select 291.43 +0.60), with light box movement (28.87 lds of choice cuts, 5.87 lds of select cuts, 0.00 lds of trim, and 15.90 lds of ground). Cattle futures at the top of the noon hour are sharply higher on live contracts and sharply to significantly higher on feeder issues. 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: 14,094 WEEK TO DATE: 14,094 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 182.08 80+ 182.00-183.00 1,516 292.00 65-80 292.00-292.00 120 181.90 65-80 180.00-182.00 5,476 182.00 35-65 182.00-182.00 438 181.94 TOTAL 180.00-183.00 7,430 292.00 TOTAL 292.00-292.00 120 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 182.00 80+ 182.00-182.00 2,402 292.00 80+ 292.00-292.00 40 182.00 65-80 182.00-182.00 1,504 182.00 35-65 182.00-182.00 203 182.00 TOTAL 182.00-182.00 4,190 292.00 TOTAL 292.00-292.00 40 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 23,964 WEEK TO DATE: 26,002 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 183.07 80+ 182.00-184.00 7,205 292.36 80+ 292.00-293.00 7,260 292.00 65-80 292.00-292.00 811 183.07 TOTAL 182.00-184.00 7,205 292.32 TOTAL 292.00-293.00 8,071 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 184.00 80+ 184.00-184.00 120 No reportable trade 184.00 TOTAL 184.00-184.00 120 HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 183.06 80+ 183.00-184.00 3,463 292.20 80+ 292.00-293.00 3,162 292.24 65-80 292.00-293.00 379 183.06 TOTAL 183.00-184.00 3,463 292.21 TOTAL 292.00-293.00 3,541 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES: 4,739 WEEK TO DATE: 4,739 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 182.00 80+ 182.00-182.00 510 No reportable trade 182.00 65-80 182.00-182.00 1,789 181.85 35-65 181.00-182.00 1,042 181.95 TOTAL 181.00-182.00 3,341 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 182.00 80+ 182.00-182.00 1,070 No reportable trade 182.00 65-80 182.00-182.00 1,999 182.00 TOTAL 182.00-182.00 3,069 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: 8,530 WEEK TO DATE: 9,075 STEERS - LIVE - FOB STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 183.73 80+ 181.00-184.00 4,433 292.24 80+ 292.00-293.00 1,146 184.00 65-80 184.00-184.00 72 292.00 65-80 292.00-292.00 115 183.74 TOTAL 181.00-184.00 4,505 292.22 TOTAL 292.00-293.00 1,261 STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 185.74 80+ 184.00-186.00 857 291.00 80+ 291.00-291.00 105 185.74 TOTAL 184.00-186.00 857 291.00 TOTAL 291.00-291.00 105 HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 183.80 80+ 183.00-184.00 1,044 292.01 80+ 289.00-293.00 266 183.80 TOTAL 183.00-184.00 1,044 292.01 TOTAL 289.00-293.00 266 HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB No reportable trade No reportable trade Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at 1-402-461-3561. 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