DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               09/28 08:00

WEEKLY TOTALS REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 09/21-09/25

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       2,500     105.00          .
NE       2,500     105.00          165.00
TX       1,500     105.00          .
CO         500     105.00          .
IA       1,000     108.00          165.00

LAST WEEK'S ROUND UP:  Trade took place on Thursday and was 
said and done in quick time, just a small amount of clean up 
was reported Friday. Southern live business had a full range 
of $102 to $105, mostly $105, generally $2 higher than the 
prior week's weighted averages. Northern dressed deals had a 
full range of $163 to $167.25, mostly $165, roughly $2 higher 
than previous week's weighted average basis Nebraska. 
According to Thursday's Mandatory summary reports weekly 
accumulated average price totals are as follows (the prior 
week's weighted averages are listed in parentheses): KS 
$104.95(103.07); NE $164.95 ($163.58); TX $105.00($103.30); 
IA $164.78($162.79); CO Not available due to confidentiality 
(private sources reported trade in CO at $105.00)

The Friday afternoon Mandatory reports showed weekly trade 
volumes as follows: KS 24,383; NE 26,604; TX 13,344; IA 
34,557; CO not available due to confidentiality. Friday's 
slaughter was estimated at 112,000 head, 1,000 more than the 
prior week, but 2,000 less than last year. Saturday's kill 
was estimated at 57,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 
651,000 head, 6,000 greater than the prior week, and 1,000 
head above 2019. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS:  The country is typically quiet this 
Monday morning with both buyers and sellers busy taking 
inventory. Bids and asking prices are not established, and 
significant trade volume may be delayed until Wednesday or 
later. Beef cutouts are expected to be mixed with generally 
light box movement.

For the week ending September 19, 2020, Imported Beef Passed 
for Entry in the U.S. totaled 43,255, 118.87% of the previous 
week and 101.14% of the 4-week average. 

NOTE:  The price and volume information listed on this page is 
supplied by DTN subscribers in the interest of general cash 
market awareness. All cattle feeding subscribers are encouraged 
to report sales in a timely fashion in order to compensate for 
the systematic delays of mandatory reporting. While all 
transactions will be posted on an anonymous basis, callers are 
required to identify themselves and the location of the actual 
sales. DTN believes this data to be accurate but cannot 
guarantee its specific reliability or whether it fairly 
represents the larger cash market.

Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at 
1-800-369-7675, ext. 3678. All sales will be listed anonymously 
and organized by state. General trends and summaries from this 
data will also be posted on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN 
page.