USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    03/31/23

          VOLUME    USDA TOTAL RANGE   DTN PRACTICAL RANGE  WT AVG

KANSAS    CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:       0   WEEK TO DATE:  14,029
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade 
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade 

NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:      519  WEEK TO DATE:  25,542
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          40          272.00-272.00       272.00-272.00       272.00
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
 
TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:     429  WEEK TO DATE:   7,715
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          285         168.00-168.00       168.00-168.00      168.00
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          144         168.00-168.00       168.00-168.00      168.00
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

COLORADO  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf  WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          NA Due to Confidentiality
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          NA Due to Confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          NA Due to Confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          NA Due to Confidentiality

IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:   1,764  WEEK TO DATE:  27,737
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          450         268.00-272.00       268.00-272.00      268.71
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          276         270.00-272.00       270.00-272.00      271.00
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

COMMENTS:  This week, the majority of live deals in Kansas were 
marked at mostly $167, $4 higher, while live trade in Texas was marked at 
mostly $166, $3 higher than last week's weighted averages. Dressed sales in 
the North were at mostly $270, $5 higher than last week's weighted averages, 
Northern live transactions were at mostly $170, $6 higher than last week's 
weighted averages, basis Nebraska.

5-AREA LV STR AVG(FOB)PR&WT: $168.64(1448) HIDE&OFFAL: $12.79 Unchd
CARCASS EQV INDEX   CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)   HEAD
    SUPPLY (Live)     $253.32                 $238.96           75,536
    DEMAND (Box)      $270.07                 $258.72           36,165
    INDEX VALUE       $261.70  +3.76          $248.84  +3.45   111,701
BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE (600-900#)   SELECT (600-900#)
                      $282.07  +2.87      $270.72  +2.26
   70.31 LDS CH CUTS / 10.38 LDS SEL CUTS /  0.00 LDS TRIM /  8.87 LDS GROUND
DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD $11.35  TOTAL LOAD COUNT  90
COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 03/24 $282.67 -2.32
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O: $215.34 +1.93
 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM: 31.23 lds / Not fully established
90% TRIM: 17 lds: Wtd Avg: $275.20 / Sharply higher
FI KILL(WTD) FRI 120(625) WK AGO 108(610) YR AGO 109(599) MIX: THU SH98/CB28
             SAT  26(651) WK AGO  16(626) YR AGO  40(639)
                 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS.
               WK ENDING  FEEDERS  SLAUGHTER S&H
  Week Ending:  03/18/23   3,063      12,476
  Week Ending:  03/11/23   2,147      10,067
   Change from prev week:   +916      -2,409