Apr 07 2022

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 2 years 86 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for April 7^th

The Daily Market News Report bought to you by The Cattle Range. Please visit their website for more information!

---

Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Thursday, negotiated cash trading has been mostly inactive on light demand in all regions. Not enough purchases in any region for a full market trend. Tuesday was the last reported market in all regions. In the Southern Plains live purchases traded from 137.00-138.00. In Nebraska live and dressed purchases traded from 138.00-140.00 and at 222.00, respectively. In the Western Cornbelt live and dressed purchases traded at 140.00 and at 222.00, respectively. In Colorado live purchases traded at 138.00.

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:        5,411

Week Ago:       28,118

Year Ago:          10,254

Formula Net - Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today:   27,200

Weighted avg. weight:        877.00

Weighted avg. net price:     225.31

 

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection

Thursday (est)                     124,000

Week ago (est)                     121,000

Year ago (act)                       120,000

Week to Date                       495,000

Same Period Last Week     490,000

Same Period Last Year       466,000

Wednesday

Steers & Heifers:  95,000

Cows & Bulls:        30,000

 

Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 271.00… -0.04

Select:  261.22… +0.17

Choice/Select Spread: 9.78

Total Load Count: 84

 

Cutter Cow Cutout:

227.74… -0.53

 

CME Feeder Cattle Index for April 6^th:

155.59… +0.05 / +0.03%

1 Year Change: +10.14%

52 Week Range: 130.15 to 165.35

 

Futures Settlements…

Live Cattle:

April: 138.00… +0.30

June: 134.10… -0.12

August: 136.10… +0.40

 

Feeder Cattle:

April: 156.40… -0.70

May: 159.47… -0.48

August: 174.27… +1.57

 

May Hogs: 108.32… -0.20

May Crude Oil: 96.03… -0.20

 

May Corn: 7.5775… +0.0125

May Wheat: 10.2000… -0.1825

 

Grain Cash Bids:

Omaha Corn: 7.55… +0.03

Kansas City Wheat: 10.08… -0.13

 

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 34,584.03… +86.80

S & P 500: 4,500.38… +19.00

NASDAQ: 13,897.57… +8.75

U.S. Dollar Index: 99.81… +0.21