Dec 20 2021

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 2 years 343 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for December 20^th

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Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Monday, negotiated cash trading in Nebraska has been limited on light demand. A few live purchases traded at 135.00. Not enough purchases for a full market trend. Negotiated cash trading has been at a standstill in all other regions. Last week in the Texas Panhandle live purchases traded at 136.00. For the prior week in Kansas and Nebraska live purchases traded from 136.00-138.00 and dressed purchases, in Nebraska, traded at 218.00. For the previous week in the Western Cornbelt live and dressed purchases traded at 138.00 and from 217.00-218.00, respectively.

 

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:    2,356

Week Ago:        145

Year Ago:          249

Formula Net - Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today:   42,700

Weighted avg. weight:        884.00

Weighted avg. net price:     223.41

 

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:

Monday (est)                      120,000

Week ago (est)                   122,000

Year ago (act)                     117,000

Friday

Steers & Heifers:  92,000

Cows & Bulls:        28,000

 

Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 262.38… -0.63

Select:  250.67… +2.39

Choice/Select Spread: 11.71

Total Load Count: 94

 

Cutter Cow Cutout:

228.71… +1.26

 

CME Feeder Cattle Index for December 17^th:

160.07… -0.34 / -0.21%

1 Year Change: +15.15%

52 Week Range: 130.15 to 162.46

 

Futures Settlements…

Live Cattle:

December: 134.47… -0.28

February: 135.97… -0.45

April: 140.17… -0.43

 

Feeder Cattle:

January: 159.22… -1.03

March: 160.50… -1.20

April: 163.75… -1.12

 

February Hogs: 79.47… -1.33

January Crude Oil: 68.23… -2.63

 

March Corn: 5.9100… -0.0225

March Wheat: 7.7725… +0.0275

 

Grain Cash Bids:

Omaha Corn: 5.81… -0.02

Kansas City Wheat: 7.83… +0.03

 

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 34,935.78… -430.78

S & P 500: 4,568.28… -51.70

NASDAQ: 14,993.86… -171.77

U.S. Dollar Index: 96.53… -0.04