Apr 17 2020

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 4 years 225 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for April 17^th

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Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Friday, negotiated cash trading has been limited on light demand in all major feeding regions. Compared to last week in the Southern Plains the bulk of live cash trades have moved steady at 105.00. In the Nebraska compared to the prior week live cash trades have moved steady to 11.00 lower from 94.00 to 105.00 and the bulk of dressed cash trades have moved steady to 13.00 lower from 155.00 to 168.00. In the Western Cornbelt when compared to the previous week live cash trades have moved steady to 10.00 lower from 95.00 to 105.00 and dressed cash trades have moved steady to 18.00 lower from 150.00 to 168.00 So far for the week a very light test of cash trades has been noted in all feeding regions.

   

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:      7,519

Week Ago:       1,937

Year Ago:         2,382

    

Formula Net

Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today: 17,200

Weighted avg. weight:       838 lbs.

Weighted avg. net price:   169.89

        

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:

Friday (est)                          87,000

Week ago (est)                    88,000

Year ago (act)                    114,000

Week to Date                    463,000

Same Period Last Week   505,000

Same Period Last year     602,000

Previous Day (est)

Steers & Heifers:  68,000

Cows & Bulls:        24,000

                                                                                                              

Boxed Beef:

Boxed beef cutout values higher on good demand and moderate offerings. Select and Choice rib, chuck, and loin cuts firm to higher while round cuts steady to firm.

Cutout Values:

Choice: 238.99… +3.12

Select:  227.20… +1.22

Choice/Select Spread: 11.79

Total Load Count: 89

        

Cutter Cow Cutout:

182.93… +0.23

   

CME Feeder Cattle Index for April 16^th:

115.75… +1.19

     

Futures…

Live Cattle:

April: 94.65… -0.85

June: 86.30… -0.17

August: 91.10… +0.45

   

Feeder Cattle:

April: 119.52… +1.27

May: 119.27… +0.80

August: 128.40… -0.22

     

May Hogs: 37.92… +0.60

May Crude Oil: 18.27… -1.60

   

May Corn: 3.2225… +0.0250

May Soybeans: 8.3250… -0.0425

May Wheat: 5.3350… +0.0375

   

Grain Cash Bids:

Kansas City Corn: 3.24… +0.06

Kansas City Soybeans: 8.25… -0.004

Kansas City Wheat: 5.14… +0.01

   

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 24,242.49… +704.81

S & P 500: 2,874.55… +75.00

NASDAQ: 8,650.14… +117.48

U.S. Dollar Index: 99.77… -0.26