USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT 05/23/13 VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE DTN PRACTICAL RANGE DTN WT AVG KANSAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,789 WEEK T0 DATE: 13,023 STEERS 736 124.00-124.00 124.00-124.00 124.00 HEIFERS 855 123.00-124.00 123.00-124.00 123.95 NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 2,965 WEEK TO DATE: 3,360 STEERS 530 200.00-202.00 200.00-202.00 200.59 HEIFERS 159 202.00-202.00 202.00-202.00 202.00 TEXAS CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 440 WEEK TO DATE: 6,626 STEERS 256 123.00-124.00 123.00-124.00 123.59 HEIFERS 154 124.00-124.00 124.00-124.00 124.00 COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 244 WEEK TO DATE: 244 STEERS No reportable trade HEIFERS 165 124.00-124.00 124.00-124.00 124.00 IOWA CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,596 WEEK TO DATE: 4,831 STEERS 160 198.50-200.00 198.50-200.00 198.88 HEIFERS 200 200.00-202.00 200.00-202.00 201.10 COMMENTS: Just some light scattered trade reported today with Southern live deals steady with yesterday's decline, but $1.00 lower than last week. Northern business was rather light. 5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $124.26(1301) HIDE & OFFAL: $14.00 Unchg CARCASS EQV INDEX CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) #OF HEAD LIVE BASED 186.08 170.58 93,023 BOX BASED 199.37 179.52 55,163 AVE INDEX 192.72 - .15 175.05 - .57 148,186 BEEF CUTOUTS CHOICE (600-900#) SELECT (600-900#) 211.37 + .17 191.52 - .67 59.78 LDS CH CUTS / 52.25 LDS SEL CUTS / 13.75 LDS TRIM / 18.74 LDS GROUND BOXED BEEF TREND: Steady/weak on light-moderate demand & offerings COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 05/17 $199.68 +3.52 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O: $160.06 + .76 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 45.78 lds / Hr on mod dem & lt-mod offers 90% TRIM: 18 lds / WT AVG: $200.28 / Unevenly steady *ABCDE AFTER QUOTE REPRESENTS DAYS SINCE LAST REPORTED MARKET TEST*. FI KILL(WTD) THU 124(497) WK AGO 124(496) YR AGO 127(502) MIX: WED SH97/CB27 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS. FEEDERS SLAUGHTER S&H Week Ending: 05/11/13 4,978 8,638 Week Ending: 05/04/13 10,150 8,771 Change from prev week: -5,172 -133
