Feb 05 2024

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 85 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for February 5th

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Fed Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Monday in all trading regions, negotiated cash trade was at a standstill. Last week in the Texas Panhandle live FOB purchases traded at 178.00. Last week in Kansas live FOB purchases traded from 178.00-179.00. Last week in Nebraska live FOB purchases from 176.00-178.75 and dressed delivered purchases traded at 280.00. Last week in the Western Cornbelt live FOB purchases from 177.00-179.00, with dressed delivered purchases at 280.00.

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:           55

Week Ago:       None

Year Ago:              33

Formula Net - Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today:   35,700

Weighted avg. weight:         859.00

Weighted avg. net price:     279.02

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Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection

Monday              125,000

Week Ago           125,000

Year Ago             118,500

Week to Date     125,000

Last Week          125,000

Last Year            118,000 

Friday

Steers & Heifers:  95,000

Cows & Bulls:        26,000

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Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 293.48… +0.40

Select:  283.77… +0.30

Choice/Select Spread: 9.71

Total Load Count: 85

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Cutter Cow Cutout:

227.34… -2.42

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CME Feeder Cattle Index for February 2nd:

239.48… +0.31 / +0.13%

1 Year Change: +32.10%

52 Week Range: 182.21 to 254.09

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Futures Settlements…

Live Cattle:

February: 179.72… -0.83

April: 182.35… -1.40

June: 180.47… -1.30

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Feeder Cattle:

March: 242.75… -2.05

April: 248.25… -1.95

May: 253.32… -1.95

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April Lean Hogs: 82.20… -1.62

March Crude Oil: 72.78… +0.50

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March Corn: 4.4275… Unchanged

March Wheat: 5.9025… -0.0925

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Grain Cash Bids:

Omaha Corn: 4.58… +0.02

Kansas City Wheat: 5.53… -0.09

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Financial Markets:

DJIA: 38,378.80… -275.03

S & P 500: 4,942.77… +15.80

NASDAQ: 15,597.68… -31.27

U.S. Dollar Index: 104.44… +0.52