DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               11/24 07:40

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 11/17-11/21

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       1,200     222.00-224.00   .
NE       2,400     216.00-218.00   345.00
TX       1,200     224.00          .
CO           0     .               .
IA       1,000     218.00          345.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  Last week the bulk of business took place on Wednesday 
and Thursday with a very small amount of cleanup on Friday. Northern dressed 
trade had a range of $332 to $347, mostly $345, $6 lower than the prior 
week's weighted average basis Nebraska. Southern live business had a range of 
$222 to $224, $4 to $6 lower than the previous week's weighted averages. 
According to Thursday's Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle Negotiated Purchase 
Summary reports the weekly accumulated weighted averages were recorded as: KS 
$222.86 ($227.60); NE $343.23($351.21); TX $223.63($228.00); IA 
$343.82($350.45); CO was not available due to confidentiality. (the prior 
week's weighted averages are listed in parentheses).

The Friday afternoon Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle report lists week-to-date 
trade volume totals as: KS 3,112; NE 17,792; TX 2,087, IA 21,448; CO NA due 
to confidentiality. Friday's cattle slaughter totaled 105,000 head, 12,000 
greater than the prior week, but 14,000 less than a year ago. Saturday's kill 
was estimated at 7,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 585,000 head, 9,000 
more than the previous week, but down 50,000 from 2024. The weekly average 
for boxed beef cutouts and boxed beef cuts: choice $371.27(-3.78), select 
$355.19 (-2.61), with an average choice/select spread of $16.08(-1.18), and a 
total load count including cuts, trimmings, and grinds of 678(+34), (Changes 
from the prior week are listed in parentheses).

For the week ending November 15, 2025, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the 
U.S. totaled 46,982, 93.25% of the previous week and 96.33% of the 4-week 
average. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS: It will likely be a quiet Monday morning with both 
buyers and sellers busy taking inventory and watching for any fallout from 
the reports Friday afternoon about Tyson closing their plant in Lexington, 
Nebraska and the reduction of capacity at the Amarillo, Texas plant to just 
one shift a day. Bids and asking prices have yet to be established, and 
significant trade volume will likely be delayed until Wednesday or possibly 
after the Thanksgiving holiday. Beef cutouts are expected to be higher 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.