DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               01/05 08:05

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 12/29-01/02

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS         300     232.00          .
NE       2,000     232.00          360.00
TX           0     .               .
CO           0     .               .
IA       1,000     232.00-233.00   360.00-362.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  Last week, the bulk of business was delayed until 
Friday with Northern dressed deals showing a range of $355 to $362, mostly 
$360, $4 higher than the prior week's weighted average, basis Nebraska. Live 
deals in Kansas were marked at $229 to mostly $232, $3 higher than the 
previous week's weighted average. According to Wednesday's Daily Direct 
Slaughter Cattle Negotiated Purchase Summary reports the weekly accumulated 
weighted averages were recorded as: KS $229.30($229.00); NE $360.00($356.06); 
IA $360.00 ($358.39); TX and CO were not available due to confidentiality. 
(the prior week's weighted averages are listed in parentheses).

The Friday afternoon Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle report lists week-to-date 
trade volume totals as: KS 1,731; NE 4,696; IA 10,534; TX and CO NA due to 
confidentiality. As you can see, trade volume totals were minimal in the 
South and rather light in the North. According to the Daily Livestock and 
Poultry Slaughter Report, Friday's slaughter totaled 116,000 head, 9,000 
higher than the prior week, but 4,000 less than the previous year. Saturday's 
kill was estimated at 33,000 head bringing the weekly total to 474,000, 
48,000 above the foregoing week, but down 31,000 from the year before. The 
weekly average for boxed beef cutouts and boxed beef cuts: choice $348.74(-
7.38), select $344.52(-2.94), with an average choice/select spread of $4.22(-
4.44), and a total load count including cuts, trimmings, and grinds of 
618(+227), (Changes from the prior week are listed in parentheses).

For the week ending December 27, 2025, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the 
U.S. totaled 35,899, 68.31% of the previous week and 72.66% of the 4-week 
average. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS: It will likely be a typically quiet Monday with both 
buyers and sellers busy taking inventory and getting back in the groove of a 
non-holiday week of business. Bids and asking prices have yet to be 
established, and significant trade volume will likely be delayed until 
Wednesday or later. Beef cutouts are expected to be higher with light box 
movement.

NOTE: 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, 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 
1-402-461-3561. All sales will be listed anonymously and organized by state. 
A weekly summary of this data will be posted on the Weekly Cattle Sales 
Reported to DTN page and will be left up for the entire week for reference 
purposes.