DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               04/12 07:55

WEEKLY TOTALS REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 04/05-04/09

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       2,000     121.00          .
NE       3,000     123.00-126.00   196.00
TX       1,000     120.00          .
CO         400     122.00-123.00   .
IA         700     125.00          196.00
SD         500     122.00          .

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP: Last week's business took place mostly 
on Thursday with just scattered deals on Friday. Southern 
live trade had a full range of $119 to $121, mostly $120 to 
$121, steady to $1 higher than the prior week's weighted 
averages. Northern dressed deals had a full range of $193 to 
$196, mostly $196, roughly $1 higher than the previous week's 
weighted average basis Nebraska. 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 
$120.58($120.50); NE $195.76 ($195.28); TX $120.38($120.22); 
IA $195.40($195.35); CO $123.00($122.15). 

According to the Friday Afternoon Daily Direct Slaughter 
Cattle reports weekly trade volume totals were as follows: KS 
14,443; NE 23,350; TX 8,900; IA 25,068, CO 2,850. Friday's 
slaughter totaled 113,000 head, 2,000 more than the prior 
week and 27,000 greater than the previous year. Saturday's 
kill was estimated at 70,000 head, bringing the weekly total 
to 640,000 head, 1,000 smaller than the week before, but 
154,000 larger than 2020.

DTN COMMENTS: A typically quiet Monday morning with bids and 
asking prices not established as of yet, and significant trade 
volume will likely be delayed until the second half of the 
week. Beef cutouts are expected to be mixed with generally 
light box movement.

For the week ending April 10, 2021, Imported Beef Passed for 
Entry in the U.S. totaled 37,557, 96.69% of the previous week 
and 95.19% 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.