USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    03/27/20

          VOLUME    USDA TOTAL RANGE   DTN PRACTICAL RANGE  WT AVG

KANSAS    CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:      38   WEEK TO DATE:  21,221
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          38          122.00-122.00       122.00-122.00       122.00
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:    324    WEEK TO DATE:   31,549
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          324         180.00-180.00       180.00-180.00       180.00
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
 
TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:       0   WEEK TO DATE:  10,266
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

COLORADO  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf  WEEK TO DATE:  NA Conf
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          Trade not available due to confidentiality
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          Trade not available due to confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          Trade not available due to confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          Trade not available due to confidentiality

IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:   2,415  WEEK TO DATE:   26,929
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          675         182.00-182.00       182.00-182.00       182.00
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

COMMENTS:  A rather quiet day, with just a handful of trade 
reported. The full range of Southern live business this week was $116 to 
$122, mostly $119 to $120, $9 to $10 higher than the previous week. Northern 
dressed deals ranged from $180 to $191, mostly $190, roughly $17 higher than 
the week before.

5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $118.54(1503) HIDE&OFFAL: $8.16 Unchg
CARCASS EQV INDEX   CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)    #OF HD
 LIVE BASED           $181.33             $171.90             81,894
 BOX BASED            $240.84             $230.38             56,624
 AVE INDEX            $211.08  -0.05      $201.14  +0.42     138,518
 BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)
                      $252.84  -0.73      $242.38  +0.21
  72.72 LDS CH CUTS / 10.68 LDS SEL CUTS / 19.30 LDS TRIM / 21.38 LDS GROUND
BOXED BEEF TREND: Stdy/wk on lt-mod dem & mod-hvy offers
COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/20 $229.71 +24.00
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O: $186.61 +1.53
 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 54.25 lds / Unevenly stdy on lt-mod dem & hvy offerss
 90% TRIM: 06 lds: Wtd Avg $240.50 / Sharply higher
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 117(601) WK AGO 109(583) YR AGO 107(584) MIX: THU SH96/CB27
             SAT  75(676) WK AGO  70(653) YR AGO  35(619)
                        WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS.
                           FEEDERS  SLAUGHTER S&H
   Week Ending:  03/14/20   2,400       11,274   
   Week Ending:  03/07/20   2,736       10,336
   Change from prev week:    -336         +938