Apr 23 2020

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 4 years 219 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for April 23^rd

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Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Thursday, negotiated cash trade was light on light to moderate demand in Kansas, Nebraska and the Western Cornbelt. Compared to the bulk of last week in Kansas, live purchases traded 5.00 lower at 100.00. Compared to the bulk of trade Wednesday in Nebraska and the Western Cornbelt, dressed purchases traded 10.00 higher ranging from 148.00-160.00, bulk at 160.00. A few live purchases were reported in both regions mostly at 100.00, however not enough for an adequate market test. The latest established live market in both regions was on Wednesday mostly at 95.00. Trade was very limited on light demand in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, however not enough for an adequate market test. The latest established market in the Texas Panhandle was on Tuesday with live purchases at 100.00.

   

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:      18,188

Week Ago:          4,546

Year Ago:            9,719

    

Formula Net

Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today: 21,000

Weighted avg. weight:       906 lbs.

Weighted avg. net price:   172.03

        

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:

Thursday (est)                     84,000

Week ago (est)                    92,000

Year ago (act)                    121,000

Week to Date                    399,000

Same Period Last Week   376,000

Same Period Last year     477,000

Previous Day (est)

Steers & Heifers:  62,000

Cows & Bulls:        23,000

                                                                                                              

Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 284.29… +8.54

Select:  272.89… +11.87

Choice/Select Spread: 11.40

Total Load Count: 121

        

Cutter Cow Cutout:

188.77… +0.60

   

CME Feeder Cattle Index for April 22nd:

119.66… +0.03

       

Futures…

Live Cattle:

April: 85.95… -3.00

June: 82.92… -1.00

August: 88.45… +0.10

   

Feeder Cattle:

April: 119.42… +0.95

May: 117.27… +0.60

August: 126.37… -0.83

     

May Hogs: 50.97… +3.75

June Crude Oil: 16.50… +2.72

   

May Corn: 3.1925… +0.0175

May Soybeans: 8.3925… +0.0450

May Wheat: 5.4700… +0.0400

   

Grain Cash Bids:

Kansas City Corn: 3.20… +0.02

Kansas City Soybeans: 8.29… +0.04

Kansas City Wheat: 5.28… +0.02

   

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 23,515.26… +39.44

S & P 500: 2,797.80… -1.53

NASDAQ: 8,494.75… -0.63

U.S. Dollar Index: 100.47… +0.08