USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    08/05/26



   VOLUME  USDA TOTAL RANGE

KANSAS
 CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD     39  WEEK TO DATE:      504
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          3 370.00- 370.00
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
           No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
           No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
           No reportable trade

NEBRASKA
 CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD 15,821  WEEK TO DATE:   16,161
    STEERS LIVE FOB
       1,82 235.00- 235.00
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
       8,01 370.00- 375.00
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
           No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
         52 235.00- 235.00
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
       2,46 370.00- 375.00
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
           No reportable trade

IOWA\MINNESOTA
 CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD  6,042  WEEK TO DATE:    7,215
    STEERS LIVE FOB
       2,60 235.00- 236.00
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
           No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
         59 365.00'-370.00
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
           No reportable trade

COMMENTS: Some light cash cattle trade developed throughout the day in the 
North at $370 which is $3.00 higher than last weeks weighted average. Bids 
were offered throughout the day in the South at $230 to $235 but Southern 
feedlot managers continue to hold out for better money. 

5 Area Daily Weighted Average
               8/5  AverageAverage
Steers Live FOB      Price Weight
Total All Grades        864  1,597

By-Product Drop Value
               8/5  EstimatChange
HIDE & OFFAL:         13.93  unch

BEEF CARCASS EQUIVALENT INDEX
 (600-900#)    8/5  CHOICE Change   SELECT Change   # HEAD
 AVG INDEX          $352.70  -0.62  $333.28    1.00
 LIVE BASED         $349.43         $330.50         21,477
 BOX BASED          $355.97         $336.06         39,360
Live-Box Spread      -$6.54          -$5.56

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS.
BEEF CUTOUT    8/5  CHOICE          SELECT
 (600-900#)         $367.97  -1.68  $348.06    1.56
CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD$19.91          LOADS:      109
                    CH CUTSSEL CUTS   TRIM  GROUND
           LOADS:     65.91   1802     9.21   15.52

MONDAYS:
COMPREHENSIVE WKLY CUTOUT VAL: WK EN 7/31  $356.81

5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT
               8/5          Value   Change
   CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O:$354.07     0.59

NATL BONELESS BEEF TRIM:       8/5
    loads    12.65                / not fully established
90 % TRIM ld:
    loads           WT AVG:       / firm to higher

                             Kill   Wtd Avg
FI SLAUGHTER (KILL) Wed        110      200
               8/5  Prev Wk    106      198
                    Yr AGO     116      218

     -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN:
              SH:        90            CB:       21
WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS:
                           FEEDERS  SLAUGHTER S&H
Week Ending         07/04/2  2,513    5,460
Week Ending         06/27/2  3,663    8,107
Change Fm Previous Week     -1,150   -2,647