USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    04/03/20

          VOLUME    USDA TOTAL RANGE   DTN PRACTICAL RANGE  WT AVG

KANSAS    CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:       0   WEEK TO DATE:   6,988
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:    637    WEEK TO DATE:   8,949
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable live trade
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          637         165.00-168.00       165.00-168.00       167.06
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
 
TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:       0   WEEK TO DATE:   3,612
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

COLORADO  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf  WEEK TO DATE:  NA Conf
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          Trade not available due to confidentiality
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          Trade not available due to confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          Trade not available due to confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          Trade not available due to confidentiality

IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:      32  WEEK TO DATE:    5,590
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

COMMENTS: Another quiet day in the country with only a handful of 
sales reported. It looks like just the limited trade that took place on 
Wednesday is all we are going to see this week.

5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $105.00(1399) HIDE&OFFAL: $7.93 -0.15
CARCASS EQV INDEX   CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)    #OF HD
 LIVE BASED           $171.30             $158.40             25,102
 BOX BASED            $218.44             $203.84             46,164
 AVE INDEX            $194.87  -2.88      $181.12  -4.92      71,266
 BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)
                      $230.44  -2.20      $215.84  -6.28
  37.22 LDS CH CUTS / 12.67 LDS SEL CUTS / 45.32 LDS TRIM / 14.89 LDS GROUND
BOXED BEEF TREND: Lower on light demand and light offerings
COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/27 $243.65 +13.94
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O: $185.39 +0.46
 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 62.12 lds / Shrply lr on lt dem & hvy offers
 90% TRIM: 09 lds: Wtd Avg $241.09 / Unevenly steady
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 107(574) WK AGO 117(601) YR AGO 107(589) MIX: THU SH91/CB24
             SAT  52(626) WK AGO  75(676) YR AGO  37(627)
                        WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS.
                           FEEDERS  SLAUGHTER S&H
   Week Ending:  03/21/20   5,341       11,181   
   Week Ending:  03/14/20   2,400       11,274
   Change from prev week:  +2,941          -93