DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               01/19 07:45

WEEKLY TOTALS REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 01/11-01/15

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       3,000     110.00-111.00   .
NE       3,200     109.00          172.00-174.00
TX       2,000     110.00-111.00   .
CO       1,500     109.00          .
IA       1,000     109.00          172.00-173.00

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  The bulk of trade took place on 
Wednesday and Thursday last week. Northern dressed trade 
ranged from $169 to $174, mostly $173 to $174, $2 to $3 lower 
than the prior weeks weighted average basis Nebraska. 
Southern live trade ranged from $108 to $111, mostly $110 to 
$111, $1 to $2 lower than the previous week's weighted 
averages. According to Thursday's Daily Direct Slaughter 
Cattle Summary reports the accumulated weekly average price 
totals are as follows (the prior week's weighted averages are 
listed in parentheses): KS $110.15($111.92); NE 
$173.09(176.02); TX $110.55($112.00); IA $173.06($175.42); CO 
$109.00($112.00). 

According to the Friday Afternoon Daily Direct Slaughter 
Cattle reports weekly trade volume totals are were: KS 
12,481; NE 31,042; TX 7,316; IA 27,139, CO 5,485. Friday's 
slaughter totaled 115,000 head, 2,000 head below the prior 
week, but even with the previous week. Saturday's slaughter 
estimate was 67,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 
651,000 head, steady with the week before, but 18,000 more 
than 2020.

DTN MORNING COMMENTS: The country is typically quiet for a 
Monday morning with bids and asking prices not established as 
of yet. Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until 
the second half of the week. Beef cutouts are expected to be 
mixed with light to moderate box movement.

For the week ending January 09, 2021, Imported Beef Passed for 
Entry in the U.S. totaled 34,280, 133.91% of the previous week 
and 109.63% 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 volumes and summaries from this 
data will also be posted on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN 
page.