Oct 01 2020

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 4 years 58 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for October 1^st

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Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Thursday, negotiated cash trading has been slow with light to moderate demand in all feeding regions. In the Southern Plains and Nebraska a few live purchases moved at 107.00. In Nebraska a few dressed purchases moved at 168.00. In the Western Cornbelt a few live and dressed purchases moved from 107.00 to 108.00 and 168.00, respectively. However, not enough purchases in any feeding region for a full market trend. The last fully reported market in all regions was on Wednesday. In the Texas Panhandle live purchases moved from 107.00 to 108.00. In Kansas, Nebraska and Western Cornbelt live purchases moved at 107.00. In Nebraska and Western Cornbelt dressed purchases moved at 167.00.

   

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:          27,248

Week Ago:           13,716

Year Ago:              3,527

      

Formula Net

Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today:  24,900

Weighted avg. weight:       910 lbs.

Weighted avg. net price:    169.83

        

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:

Thursday (est)                   120,000

Week ago (est)                  120,000

Year ago (act)                    119,000

Week to Date                    358,000

Same Period Last Week   361,000

Same Period Last year     353,000

Previous Day (est)

Steers & Heifers:  96,000

Cows & Bulls:        24,000

                                                                                                              

Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 218.98… +1.24

Select:  207.62… +0.08

Choice/Select Spread: 11.36

Total Load Count: 147

            

Cutter Cow Cutout:

171.80… -2.11

   

CME Feeder Cattle Index for September 30^th:

142.38… -0.20

            

Futures Settlements…

Live Cattle:

October: 108.52… -0.03

December: 111.82… -0.53

February: 115.47… -0.40

   

Feeder Cattle:

October: 140.92… -0.43

November: 141.25… -0.80

January: 139.55… -0.75

     

October Hogs: 74.15… +1.35

November Crude Oil: 38.72… -1.50

   

December Corn: 3.8275… +0.0375

December Wheat: 5.7025… -0.0775

   

Grain Cash Bids:

Kansas City Corn: 3.68… +0.01

Kansas City Wheat: 4.75… -0.03

   

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 27,816.90… +34.54

S & P 500: 3,380.80… +17.91

NASDAQ: 11,326.51… +159.00

U.S. Dollar Index: 93.72… -0.17