DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               04/13 08:45

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 04/06-04/10

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS         250     249.00          .
NE         500     250.00          385.00-389.00
TX         700     246.00          .
CO           0     .               .
IA         500     250.00          385.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  Last week business was limited at best, the few deals 
that were reported had Southern live deals marked at $249 in Kansas, $3 
higher, than the previous week's weighted average, in Texas sales were sold 
at $246, $1 higher than the prior week's weighted average. Northern dressed 
trade ranged from $385 to $389, steady to $4 higher than the weighted 
averages of the week before. According to Thursday's Daily Direct Slaughter 
Cattle Negotiated Purchase Summary reports the weekly accumulated weighted 
averages were recorded as:  KS $246.00($245.82); NE $No Test($384.82); TX 
$246.00 ($245.33); IA $No Test($384.19); CO was not available due to 
confidentiality. (the prior week's weighted averages are listed in 
parentheses). Due to the very light, late week trade weighted averages were 
not available for Nebraska and Iowa, and will likely be higher in Kansas when 
summaries are released a little later this morning. 

The Friday afternoon Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle report lists week-to-date 
trade volume totals as:  KS 480; NE 891; TX 2,686; IA 1,714; and CO not 
available due to confidentiality. Due to the extremely late week scattered 
business, trade volume totals will hopefully be higher when the summary 
reports are released. According to the Daily Livestock and Poultry Slaughter 
Report, Friday's slaughter totaled 83,000 head, 13,000 below the prior week, 
and 12,000 less than a year ago. Saturday's kill was estimated at 4,000 head, 
bringing the weekly total to 512,000 head, down 21,000 from the previous 
week, and 52,000 under 2025. The weekly average for boxed beef cutouts and 
boxed beef cuts: choice $382.48(-9.79), select $383.98(-6.11), with an 
average choice/select spread of $-3.19(-3.69), a total load count including 
cuts, trimmings, and grinds was 582(+94), (Changes from the prior week are 
listed in parentheses).

For the week ending April 04, 2026, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the 
U.S. totaled 60,591, 95.52% of the previous week and 99.87% of the 4-week 
average. 

NOTE: JBS, Greely, CO workers ratified a tentative two-year collective 
bargaining agreement. UFCW Local 7 workers union says the tentative agreement 
will increase wages, defend workers against increases in health care costs 
and protects workers from having to pay for personal protective equipment.

DTN MORNING COMMENTS:  It looks to be a typically quiet Monday morning, with 
both packers and producers busy taking inventory and preparing for the week 
ahead. Bids and asking prices have yet to be established, and significant 
trade volume will probably be delayed until later in the week. Beef cutouts 
are expected to be lower 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.