Dec 01 2020

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 3 years 362 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for December 1^st

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Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Tuesday, negotiated cash trading in Nebraska and the Western Cornbelt has been mostly inactive on very light demand with a few live purchases in Nebraska at 110.00. Negotiated cash trading has been at a standstill in the Southern Plains. Not enough purchases in any region for a full market trend. Last week in the Southern Plains live purchases traded at 111.00. For the prior week in Nebraska live and dressed purchases traded from 110.00-111.00 and at 174.00, respectively. For the previous week in the Western Cornbelt live and dressed purchases traded from 109.00-110.00 and from 172.00-174.00, respectively.

      

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:         2,084

Week Ago:         3,478

Year Ago:              719

      

Formula Net

Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today:  21,900

Weighted avg. weight:       887 lbs.

Weighted avg. net price:    176.29

        

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:

Tuesday (est)                      122,000

Week ago (est)                   122,000

Year ago (act)                     122,000

Week to Date                     241,000

Same Period Last Week    242,000

Same Period Last Week    241,000

Previous Day (est)

Steers & Heifers:  94,000

Cows & Bulls:        25,000

                                                                                                               

Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 243.40… -0.28

Select:  223.08… +0.65

Choice/Select Spread: 20.32

Total Load Count: 130

            

Cutter Cow Cutout:

168.47… -0.46

   

CME Feeder Cattle Index for November 30^th:

140.30… +1.41

            

Futures Settlements…

Live Cattle:

December: 110.62… +0.45

February: 113.17… +0.30

April: 116.82… +0.42

   

Feeder Cattle:

January: 141.65… +0.60

March: 140.65… +0.68

April: 141.87… +0.80

     

February Hogs: 68.75… +0.18

January Crude Oil: 44.55… -0.79

   

March Corn: 4.2075… -0.0525

March Wheat: 5.7725… -0.0775

   

Grain Cash Bids:

Kansas City Corn: 4.14… -0.05

Kansas City Wheat: 5.09… -0.07

   

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 29,823.92... +184.69

S & P 500: 3,662.45... +40.76

NASDAQ: 12,355.11... +156.37

U.S. Dollar Index: 91.18... -0.69