DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               06/29 08:05

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 06/29-07/03

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       1,000     258.00          .
NE       1,500     260.00          408.00-410.00
TX       1,000     258.00          .
CO           0     .               .
IA         800     260.00-262.00   408.00-410.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  The bulk of trade took place late Friday afternoon last 
week, but was rather light. Northern dressed sales were marked at $408 to 
$410, $1 to $3 higher than the previous week's weighted averages. Southern 
live business was reported at $258, $1 lower than the prior week's weighted 
averages. Keep in mind that the majority of this trade took place well after 
the mandatory cutoff, so it will be interesting to see just how many cattle 
actually moved and what the weighted average prices will be when summary 
reports are released in a couple of hours. According to Thursday's Daily 
Direct Slaughter Cattle Negotiated Purchase Summary reports the weekly 
accumulated weighted averages were recorded as: KS $No test($259.47); NE 
$408.00($407.22); TX $No test($259.00); IA $408.00($405.82). (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 1,073; NE 1,733; TX 547; IA 5,386. These totals 
will be extremely different when the weekly summaries come out. According to 
the Daily Livestock and Poultry Slaughter Report, Friday's slaughter totaled 
100,000 head, 5,000 more than the prior week but 7,000 head below a year ago. 
Saturday's kill was estimated at 4,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 
537,000 head, 11,000 greater than the previous week, but down 24,000 from 
2025. The weekly average for boxed beef cutouts and boxed beef cuts: choice 
$396.53(+1.05), select $376.22(+0.75), with an average choice/select spread 
of $20.31(+0.30), and a total load count including cuts, trimmings, and 
grinds was 461(-02), (Changes from the prior week are listed in parentheses).

For the week ending June 20, 2026, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the U.S. 
totaled 57,884, 97.37% of the previous week and 101.86% of the 4-week 
average. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS:  It looks to be a typically quiet Monday morning with 
both packers and producers checking on inventory and preparing for shortened 
week ahead, due to the Independence Day holiday. Bids and asking prices are 
not established, and significant trade volume will likely be delayed until 
much 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 email DTN with any cattle sales at 
linda.nellson@dtn.com. 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.