Fed Cattle: As of 3:00 PM Monday in all trading regions, negotiated cash trade has been at a standstill. The latest established market in all regions was last week. In the Texas Panhandle Live FOB purchases traded from 178.00-179.00. In Kansas Live FOB purchases traded at 179.00. In Nebraska Live FOB purchases traded from 185.00-188.00 and dressed Delivered purchases traded from 294.00-295.00, with a few up to 298.00. In the Western Cornbelt Live FOB purchases traded from 186.00-188.00 and dressed Delivered purchases traded from 290.00-295.00.
Negotiated Sales:
Confirmed: 39
Week Ago: 325
Year Ago: 286
Formula Net - Dressed Steers & Heifers:
Head count priced today: 35,500
Weighted avg. weight: 875.00
Weighted avg. net price: 292.13
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Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection
Monday 122,000
Week Ago 119,000
Year Ago 123,000
Friday
Steers & Heifers: 93,000
Cows & Bulls: 25,000
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Boxed Beef:
Cutout Values:
Choice: 315.56… -0.55
Select: 287.33… -1.03
Choice/Select Spread: 28.23
Total Load Count: 64
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Cutter Cow Cutout:
240.93… +0.35
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CME Feeder Cattle Index for August 18th:
245.23… +1.19 / +0.49%
1 Year Change: +35.74%
52 Week Range: 172.03 to 245.84
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Futures Settlements…
Live Cattle:
August: 178.97… +0.45
October: 179.87… +1.05
December: 184.30… +1.13
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Feeder Cattle:
August: 246.77… +1.20
September: 250.32… +1.80
October: 252.65… +1.95
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October Lean Hogs: 80.62… -1.50
September Crude Oil: 80.72… +0.53
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December Corn: 4.8250… -0.1050
December Wheat: 6.2550… -0.1350
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Grain Cash Bids:
Omaha Corn: 5.49… -0.11
Kansas City Wheat: 6.76… -0.13
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Financial Markets:
DJIA: 34,465.20… -36.68
S & P 500: 4,399.95… +29.91
NASDAQ: 13,497.59… +206.81
U.S. Dollar Index: 103.33… -0.05