USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    09/18/26  

DTN COMMENTS:

Throughout the week the markets movement was light with just Northern cattle 
having traded at the time of this writing. So far this week Northern dressed 
cattle were marked at $350, which is steady with last weeks weighted average 
but no Southern trade was noted. 

KANSAS    
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY: Confidential
              WEEK TO DATE:
                            Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB               *           -
  STEERS LIVE DELIVERED         *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB              *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED        *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

NEBRASKA   
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY:   3,314
              WEEK TO DATE:  26,825
                            Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB            1,477    221.00-222.50   222.23
  STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED     581    348.00-355.00   349.43
  STEERS DRESSED FOB            *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB           1,199    221.00-222.50   222.18
  HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED     *           -
  HEIFERS DRESSED FOB           *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

IOWA\MINNESOTA   
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY:   1,271
              WEEK TO DATE:  19,526
                            Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB              560    220.00-220.00   220.00
  STEERS LIVE DELIVERED         *           -
  STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED     197    346.00-346.00   346.00
  STEERS DRESSED FOB            *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB             289    220.00-220.00   220.00
  HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED        80    222.00-222.00   222.00
  HEIFERS DRESSED FOB           *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

 5 Area Daily Weighted Average  
   09/18/26             Avg    Avg
Steers Live FOB       Price Weight
Total All Grades      222.17  1,594

By-Product Drop Value       09/18/26
                       Est. Change
HIDE & OFFAL:      15.01  -0.05

BEEF CARCASS EQUIVALENT INDEX ~ 09/18/26
 (600-900#)         CHOICE    Chg  SELECT      Chg    # HEAD
 AVG INDEX          $345.54   -0.32 $325.86      0.47129,962
 LIVE BASED         $331.14         $310.45           92,094
 BOX BASED          $359.94         $341.26           37,868
Live-Box Spread      -28.80         -30.81

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CU09/18/26
BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE    Chg  SELECT      Chg
 (600-900#)         $371.94   -0.21 $353.26      1.38
CH/SE SPREAD:        $18.68
            TOTAL    CH CUT SE CUT     TRIM   GROUND
LOADS:       86.13     61.73   4.49     8.18    11.73

MONDAYS: 
COMPREHENSIVE WKLY CUTOUT VALUE 
           WEEK ENDING      ####### $377.26

5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT  09/18/26
                             Value   Change
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O:    286.55   -46.06

NATL BONELESS BEEF TRIM:    09/18/26
    loads    49.86
90% TRIM ld     15          WT AVG:  Change
                             345.42      ---

FI SLAUGHTER (KILL)        Week to
                              Kill     Date
                    Fri         101      521
              9/18  Prev Wk     106      435
                    Yr AGO       90      554

     -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN:
    STEERS/ HEIFERS       85    COWS/BULLS         22
WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS: 
                          FEEDER   SLAUGHTER S&H
Week Ending         09/05/26  1,038    8,198
Week Ending         08/29/26  1,317    8,298
Change Fm Previous Week        -279     -100