USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 11/20/09 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 120 WEEK T0 DATE: 28,476 STEERS No live trade reported HEIFERS No live trade reported NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY 1,175 WEEK TO DATE: 43,058 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS No reportable trade TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 13,800 STEERS No trade reported HEIFERS No trade reported COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 0 WEEK TO DATE: 1,806 STEERS No trade reported HEIFERS No trade reported IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 798 WEEK TO DATE: 30,821 STEERS 125 130.00-132.00 130.00-132.00 130.64 HEIFERS No trade reported COMMENTS: A quiet day with very little trade reported. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $82.79(1343) HIDE & OFFAL: $9.49 +.06 CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 123.91 117.97 107,413 BOX BASED 127.18 119.87 106,031 AVE INDEX 125.54 - .67 118.92 - .55 213,444 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 139.18 - .43 131.97 - .10 112.57 LDS CH CUTS / 50.97 LDS SEL CUTS / 5.39 LDS TRIM / 54.86 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy/wk on mod dem & mod-hvy offerings COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 11/13 $139.32 -.84 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $99.16 -1.16 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 43.14 lds / Hr on lt-mod dem & lt offers 90% TRIM: 30 lds / WT AVG: $121.92 / $1.00-2.00 lower *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) FRI 120(609) WK AGO 118(595) YR AGO 124(615) MIX: THUR SH93/CB27 SAT 22(631) WK AGO 30(625) YR AGO 21(636) WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS:. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week ending: 11/07/09 2,783 11,193 Week ending: 10/31/09 4,313 13,366 Change from previous week: -1,530 -2,143
