USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    09/28/26  

DTN COMMENTS:

No bids or asking prices have been established yet this week, and it's likely 
that the week's trade will be delayed until later in the week. New showlists 
for the week are lower in Texas and Kansas, but higher in Nebraska.

Last week, Southern live cattle traded at mostly $222, which is steady with the 
previous week's weighted average, and Northern dressed cattle traded at mostly 
$345 to $350, which is steady to $5 lower than the previous week's weighted 
average.


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: *
              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: *
              WEEK TO DATE: *
                            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  
   09/28/26             Avg    Avg
Steers Live FOB       Price Weight
Total All Grades      220.64  1,577

By-Product Drop Value       09/28/26
                       Est. Change
HIDE & OFFAL:      15.11   Unch

BEEF CARCASS EQUIVALENT INDEX ~ 09/28/26
 (600-900#)         CHOICE    Chg  SELECT      Chg    # HEAD
 AVG INDEX          $349.02    0.74 $327.39      1.07 81,691
 LIVE BASED         $329.55         $308.54           41,370
 BOX BASED          $368.48         $346.23           40,321
Live-Box Spread      -38.93         -37.69

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CU09/28/26
BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE    Chg  SELECT      Chg
 (600-900#)         $380.48    1.65 $358.23      2.47
CH/SE SPREAD:        $22.25
            TOTAL    CH CUT SE CUT     TRIM   GROUND
LOADS:      105.26     66.96  12.10    13.43    12.77

MONDAYS: 
COMPREHENSIVE WKLY CUTOUT VALUE 
           WEEK ENDING      ####### $378.71

5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT  09/28/26
                             Value   Change
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O:    325.12    -0.95

NATL BONELESS BEEF TRIM:    09/28/26
    loads    66.14
90% TRIM ld      7          WT AVG:  Change
                             411.88    -2.90

FI SLAUGHTER (KILL)        Week to
                              Kill     Date
                    Mon          95       95
              9/28  Prev Wk     105      105
                    Yr AGO      112      112

     -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN:
    STEERS/ HEIFERS       68    COWS/BULLS         19
WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS: 
                          FEEDER   SLAUGHTER S&H
Week Ending         09/12/26  1,165    6,976
Week Ending         09/05/26  1,038    8,198
Change Fm Previous Week         127   -1,222