USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    05/01/26

          VOLUME    USDA TOTAL RANGE   DTN PRACTICAL RANGE  WT AVG

KANSAS    CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:     248  WEEK TO DATE:  10,863
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          248         255.00-255.00       255.00-255.00       255.00
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:       0  WEEK TO DATE:  27,111
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:       0  WEEK TO DATE:   5,702
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:      36  WEEK TO DATE:  27,446
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable dressed trade
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable dressed trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

COMMENTS:  Just a handful of sales were reported today.  This week 
trade had a rather wide range, with Northern dressed trade done at $392 to 
$405, mostly $400, $14 higher than the previous week's weighted averages. 
Southern live deals had a range of $250 to $256, mostly $255 to $256, $9 to 
$10 higher than the prior week's weighted averages.  

5-AREA LV STR AVG(NEG)PR&WT: $255.65(1522)  HIDE&OFFAL: $14.08 +0.12
CARCASS EQV INDEX    CHOICE (600-900#)      SELECT (600-900#)    HEAD
    SUPPLY (Live)      $382.17                $374.63          96,693
    DEMAND (Box)       $377.11                $375.05          36,206
    INDEX VALUE        $379.64  +1.52         $374.84  +1.16  105,899
BEEF CUTOUTS     CHOICE (600-900#)      SELECT (600-900#)
                       $389.11  -0.41         $387.05  -1.12
  39.29 LDS CH CUTS /  3.56 LDS SEL CUTS /  6.64 LDS TRIM / 10.50 LDS GROUND
DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD  $2.06   TOTAL LOAD COUNT  57
COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/24 $386.90 +0.95
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O: $356.49 -0.18
 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM:  17.79 lds / Sharply lower on lt dem & offers
90% TRIM: 00 lds: Wtd Avg: $No Test / Not fully established
FI KILL(WTD) FRI  90(524)  WK AGO  93(518)  YR AGO  90(556)
             SAT  10(534)  WK AGO  11(529)  YR AGO   6(563)
             -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN: THURSDAY SH90 / CB20-
                 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS.
               WK ENDING  FEEDERS  SLAUGHTER S&H
  Week Ending:  04/18/26   3,555       8,107
  Week Ending:  04/11/26   1,620       8,636
  Change from prev week:  +1,935        -529