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Posted 17 days ago ago by Administrator Account
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Daily Market Summary for December 30th
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Slaughter Cattle:
As of 3:00 PM Wednesday, negotiated cash trading in the Southern Plains has been limited on light demand with a few early live purchases at 111.00. In Nebraska, negotiated cash trading has been slow on light demand with a few early live and dressed purchases at 110.00 and 176.00 respectively. In Colorado negotiated cash trading has been mostly inactive on very light demand. In the Western Cornbelt negotiated cash trading has been slow on light demand with a few live purchases at 112.00. Not enough purchases in any region for a full market trend. Last week in the Southern Plains live purchases traded at 110.00. In Nebraska last week live purchases traded at 110.00 and dressed purchases traded at 172.00. Last week in the Western Cornbelt live purchases traded from 106.00-110.00 and dressed purchases traded at 172.00.
Negotiated Sales:
Confirmed: 12,377
Week Ago: 34,921
Year Ago: None
Formula Net
Dressed Steers & Heifers:
Head count priced today: 13,500
Weighted avg. weight: 892 lbs.
Weighted avg. net price: 174.77
Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:
Wednesday (est) 117,000
Week ago (est) 113,000
Year ago (act) 0
Week to Date 352,000
Same Period Last Week 351,000
Same Period Last Year 220,000
Previous Day (est)
Steers & Heifers: 90,000
Cows & Bulls: 26,000
Boxed Beef:
Cutout Values:
Choice: 210.53… +0.23
Select: 199.86… +4.38
Choice/Select Spread: 10.67
Total Load Count: 141
Cutter Cow Cutout:
172.43… +1.13
CME Feeder Cattle Index for December 29th:
138.71… +0.31
Futures Settlements…
Live Cattle:
December: 112.12… +0.07
February: 114.45… -0.12
April: 118.60… -0.17
Feeder Cattle:
January: 138.52… +1.10
March: 139.75… -1.47
April: 141.65… -1.32
February Hogs: 67.60… +0.40
January Crude Oil: 48.40… +0.40
March Corn: 4.7450… +0.0850
March Wheat: 6.4075… +0.2225
Grain Cash Bids:
Kansas City Corn: 4.68… +0.09
Kansas City Wheat: 5.71… +0.16
Financial Markets:
DJIA: 30,409.56… +73.89
S & P 500: 3,732.04… +5.00
NASDAQ: 12,870.00… +19.78
U.S. Dollar Index: 89.66… -0.33