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Daily Market Summary for July 26th
Updated Monday thru Friday around 4:00 PM CT
Cattle/Beef Complex Indexes...
10-Day Index Trendline
Change from Previous Day: +1.62%
Change from 10 Days Ago: +0.85%
60-Day Index Trendline
Change from 60 Days Ago: +3.30%
Change from 60 Day High: -0.06%
Indexes track daily market values for the past 10 & 60 days.
Each daily value is the weighted total of the Gain/(Loss) for
15 market factors compared to the previous trading day.
Slaughter Cattle:
As of 3:00 PM Monday, negotiated cash trading has been mostly inactive on very light demand in Kansas and the Western Cornbelt. Not enough purchases in either region for a full market trend. Negotiated cash trading has been at a standstill in all other major feeding regions. Last week in the Southern Plains live purchases traded at 119.00. In Nebraska last week live and dressed purchases traded from 120.00-123.00 and at 195.00, respectively. In the Western Cornbelt last week live and dressed purchases traded from 120.00-124.00 and from 195.00-202.00, respectively.
Negotiated Sales:
Confirmed: 487
Week Ago: 229
Year Ago: 677
Formula Net
Dressed Steers & Heifers:
Head count priced today: 36,200
Weighted avg. weight: 862.00
Weighted avg. net price: 193.68
Cattle Slaughter under Federal Inspection:
Monday (est) 119,000
Week ago (est) 115,000
Year ago (act) 117,000
Friday
Steers & Heifers: 86,000
Cows & Bulls: 24,000
Saturday
Steers & Heifers: 58,000
Cows & Bulls: 13,000
Boxed Beef:
Cutout Values:
Choice: 267.93… +1.30
Select: 250.92… +0.98
Choice/Select Spread: 17.01
Total Load Count: 106
Cutter Cow Cutout:
230.20… -0.58
CME Feeder Cattle Index for July 23rd:
153.85… +1.82 / +1.20%
1 Year Change: +9.90%
52 Week Range: 130.15 to 153.85
Futures Settlements…
Live Cattle:
August: 123.45… +1.95
October: 129.20… +2.05
December: 133.98… +1.68
Feeder Cattle:
August: 162.20… +2.13
September: 164.82… +2.30
October: 166.45… +1.95
August Hogs: 107.40… +0.05
September Crude Oil: 71.91… -0.16
September Corn: 5.4975… +0.0250
September Wheat: 6.7700… -0.0700
Grain Cash Bids:
Kansas City Corn: 6.27… +0.03
Kansas City Wheat: 6.15… -0.07
Financial Markets:
DJIA: 35,144.91… +83.22
S & P 500: 4,422.37… +10.50
NASDAQ: 14,839.90… +5.44
U.S. Dollar Index: 92.64… -0.27