DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               09/20 07:55

WEEKLY TOTALS REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 09/13-09/17

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       2,500     123.00-124.00   .
NE       2,800     125.00          200.00
TX       1,500     124.00          .
CO           0     .               .
IA         500     .               200.00

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP: The bulk of trade took place on 
Wednesday with just a few scattered deals reported on 
Thursday and Friday. Southern live deals were marked at $123 
to $125, mostly $123 to $124, steady with last week's 
weighted averages. Northern dressed deals had a range of $196 
to $200, $1 to $5 lower than last 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 
$123.33($123.39); NE $198.90 ($201.00); TX $123.97($123.93); 
IA $198.19($200.85); CO not available due to confidentiality.

According to the Friday Afternoon Daily Direct Slaughter 
Cattle reports weekly trade volume totals were as follows: KS 
8,396; NE 19,287; TX 3,810; IA 15,847, CO not available due 
to confidentiality. Friday's slaughter totaled 118,000 head, 
3,000 below the prior week but 6,000 above a year ago. 
Saturday's kill was estimated at 67,000 head, bringing the 
weekly total to 660,000 head, 83,000 greater than the 
previous week, and 12,000 more than 2020. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS: A typically quiet Monday morning with 
both buyers and sellers busy taking inventory. Bids and asking 
prices are not established as of yet. Significant trade volume 
will likely be delayed until Wednesday or later. Beef cutouts 
are expected to be lower with generally light box movement.

For the week ending September 11, 2021, Imported Beef Passed 
for Entry in the U.S. totaled 38,663, 82.62% of the previous 
week and 82.80% 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.