USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    08/24/26  

DTN COMMENTS:

No cash cattle trade developed throughout the day, and both bids and asking 
prices remain elusive at this point. New showlists for the week are lighter in 
Texas and Kansas, but slightly higher in Nebraska.

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

IOWA\MINNESOTA   
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY:      40
              WEEK TO DATE:      40
                            Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB               *           -
  STEERS LIVE DELIVERED         *           -
  STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED      *           -
  STEERS DRESSED FOB            *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB              *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED        *           -
  HEIFERS DRESSED FOB           *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

 5 Area Daily Weighted Average  
   08/24/26             Avg    Avg
Steers Live FOB       Price Weight
Total All Grades      224.40  1,574

By-Product Drop Value       08/24/26
                       Est. Change
HIDE & OFFAL:      14.62   Unch

BEEF CARCASS EQUIVALENT INDEX ~ 08/24/26
 (600-900#)         CHOICE    Chg  SELECT      Chg    # HEAD
 AVG INDEX          $354.78   -0.61 $334.42      0.75105,261
 LIVE BASED         $335.87         $315.82           68,873
 BOX BASED          $373.69         $353.02           36,388
Live-Box Spread      -37.82         -37.20

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CU08/24/26
BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE    Chg  SELECT      Chg
 (600-900#)         $385.69       0 $365.02       3.7
CH/SE SPREAD:        $20.67
            TOTAL    CH CUT SE CUT     TRIM   GROUND
LOADS:       79.08     47.06  12.04     8.69    11.29

MONDAYS: 
COMPREHENSIVE WKLY CUTOUT VALUE 
           WEEK ENDING      08/24/2 $379.03

5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT  08/24/26
                             Value   Change
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O:    351.50     2.23

NATL BONELESS BEEF TRIM:    08/24/26
    loads    37.46
90% TRIM ld     19          WT AVG:  Change
                             452.17     3.18

FI SLAUGHTER (KILL)        Week to
                              Kill     Date
                    Mon          99       98
              8/24  Prev Wk      97       97
                    Yr AGO      108      108

     -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN:
    STEERS/ HEIFERS       80    COWS/BULLS         13
WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS: 
                          FEEDER   SLAUGHTER S&H
Week Ending         08/08/26  1,329    5,954
Week Ending         08/01/26  1,416    6,373
Change Fm Previous Week         -87     -419