USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    07/31/26

        
              VOLUME   USDA TOTAL RANGE  DTN PRACTICAL RANGE    DTN WT AVG

KANSAS    CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: 1,274  WEEK T0 DATE:  1,706
    STEERS LIVE FOB 
                  340        233.00-233.00       233.00-233.00      233.00
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB   
                 934         233.00-233.00       233.00-233.00      233.00
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:   750  WEEK TO DATE:  4,415
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED    
                627        365.00-368.00     365.00-368.00       366.16
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED   
          123          368.00-368.00      368.00-368.00     368.00
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf  WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf
    STEERS LIVE FOB 
          Not available due to confidentiality
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          Not available due to confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB   
          Not available due to confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          Not available due to confidentiality
 
IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:  3,789   WEEK TO DATE: 11,689
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED    
          No reportable trade
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
           No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED   
           No reportable trade 
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

COMMENTS: At the time of this writing, some more light trade has been 
noted, but overall the week's movement has been thin. Throughout the week 
Southern live cattle traded from $231 to $233, which is $1.00 to $3.00 
higher than the previous week's weighted average. Northern dressed cattle 
traded at from $365 to $368, which is steady to $3.00 higher.


5 AREA LV STR AVE PR&WT: $232.90 (2381) HIDE & OFFAL: $13.95 -0.29
CARCASS EQV INDEX   CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)  #OF HEAD
 LIVE BASED             $346.15             $329.38            17,191
 BOX BASED            $349.38             $334.23            40,989
 AVE INDEX            $347.76  +1.10      $331.81  +3.11    60,466
BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)
                       $361.38  +0.88       $346.23  +4.90
 40.54 LDS CH CUTS / 12.78 LDS SEL CUTS /  9.76  LDS TRIM  / 18.63 LDS GROUND
DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD  $15.15   TOTAL LOAD COUNT 82
COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 07/24 $369.77 -5.24
 CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O:  $357.79 +4.01
 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 46.48 lds / shrply lr on lt dem & mod offers
 90% TRIM:  9 lds: WT AVG: $462.77 / 
FI KILL(WTD)  FRI   98(505)  WK AGO 103(514)  YR AGO  93(536)
                      SAT    7(512)  WK AGO  14(528)  YR AGO   1(536)
              -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN: THUR SH81 /CB21
                          WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS:.
              WK ENDING       FEEDERS     SLAUGHTER S&H 
Week Ending:  07/18/26         2,972          5,835    
Week Ending:  07/11/26         2,347          7,921
Change from Previous Week:      +625         -2,083