May 21 2020

Texas Daily Ag Market News Summary Posted 3 years 339 days ago by Administrator Account

Daily Market Summary for May 21st

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Slaughter Cattle:

As of 3:00 PM Thursday, trade was light on moderate demand in all feeding regions. Compared to Wednesday in the Southern Plains, a few live purchases traded steady at 120.00 in the Texas Panhandle and from 115.00-120.00 in Kansas. In Nebraska a few dressed purchases traded steady compared to Wednesday with purchases from 175.00-190.00, bulk from 180.00-190.00. Live purchases in Nebraska on Wednesday traded from 119.00-120.00. In the Western Cornbelt a few dressed purchases traded unevenly steady compared to Wednesday with purchases from 175.00-190.00, bulk at 190.00. Live purchases in the Western Cornbelt on Wednesday traded from 114.00-115.00.                                

    

Negotiated Sales:

Confirmed:              8,859

Week Ago:                  259

Year Ago:               27,904

       

Formula Net

Dressed Steers & Heifers:

Head count priced today:  21,500

Weighted avg. weight:       892 lbs.

Weighted avg. net price:    181.26

         

Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:

Thursday (est)                   103,000

Week ago (est)                    92,000

Year ago (act)                    119,000

Week to Date                    397,000

Same Period Last Week   358,000

Same Period Last year     481,000

Previous Day (est)

Steers & Heifers:  78,000

Cows & Bulls:        23,000

                                                                                                               

Boxed Beef:

Cutout Values:

Choice: 401.81… -2.23

Select:  382.53… -8.65

Choice/Select Spread: 19.28

Total Load Count: 136

         

Cutter Cow Cutout:

241.00… -1.07

    

CME Feeder Cattle Index for May 20th:

126.60… -0.29

        

Futures…

Live Cattle:

June: 98.80… +0.40

August: 98.22… +0.60

October: 99.90… +0.28

    

Feeder Cattle:

May: 126.02… +0.02

August: 128.87… -0.13

September: 130.12… -0.38

      

July Hogs: 59.35… +2.48

July Crude Oil: 33.92… +0.43

    

July Corn: 3.1775… -0.0175

July Soybeans: 8.3500… -0.1175

July Wheat: 5.1600… +0.0225

    

Grain Cash Bids:

Kansas City Corn: 3.23… -0.02

Kansas City Soybeans: 8.25… -0.12

Kansas City Wheat: 4.96… +0.02

    

Financial Markets:

DJIA: 24,474.12… -101.78

S & P 500: 2,948.51… -23.10

NASDAQ: 9,284.88… -90.90

U.S. Dollar Index: 99.41… +0.29