Sep 15 2020

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 4 years 74 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for September 15^th

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Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Tuesday, negotiated cash trading has been at a standstill in the Southern Plains and Nebraska. In the Western Cornbelt negotiated cash trading has been inactive on very light demand. Not enough purchases for a market trend. Last week in the Texas Panhandle live purchases moved from 101.00-102.00. For the prior week in Kansas and Nebraska live purchases moved mostly at 101.00 and, in Nebraska, dressed purchases moved from 160.00-161.00. For the previous week in the Western Cornbelt live purchases moved from 100.00-103.00 and dressed purchases moved from 160.00-161.00.

   

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:                 268

Week Ago:               1,455

Year Ago:                 1,154

      

Formula Net

Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today:  26,100

Weighted avg. weight:       892 lbs.

Weighted avg. net price:    165.10

        

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:

Tuesday (est)                     120,000

Week ago (est)                  118,000

Year ago (act)                    120,000

Week to Date                    240,000

Same Period Last Week   121,000

Same Period Last year     239,000

Previous Day (est)

Steers & Heifers:  96,000

Cows & Bulls:        24,000

                                                                                                              

Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 216.09… -1.12

Select:  206.28… -1.48

Choice/Select Spread: 9.81

Total Load Count: 159

        

Cutter Cow Cutout:

178.87… -2.69

   

CME Feeder Cattle Index for September 14^th:

140.52… -0.93

            

Futures…

Live Cattle:

October: 107.10… +0.23

December: 111.57… -0.13

February: 116.02… +0.32

   

Feeder Cattle:

September: 141.67… +0.17

October: 143.70… +1.10

November: 144.12… +0.92

     

October Hogs: 65.70… +1.08

October Crude Oil: 38.28… +1.02

   

December Corn: 3.6600… -0.0350

December Wheat: 5.3825… -0.0750

   

Grain Cash Bids:

Kansas City Corn: 3.56… -0.04

Kansas City Wheat: 4.36… -0.06

   

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 27,995.60… +2.27

S & P 500: 3,401.19… +17.66

NASDAQ: 11,190.32… +133.67

U.S. Dollar Index: 93.08… +0.03