DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               06/15 08:05

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 06/08-06/12

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       1,100     254.00-256.00
NE       2,000     255.00-257.00   403.00-405.00
TX       1,300     255.00-256.00   .
CO           0     .               .
IA       1,000     255.00-256.00   404.00-405.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  Last week, the bulk of the light business took place on 
Friday afternoon, but some scattered trade took place here and there earlier 
in the week in Kansas. Southern live deals were posted at $254 to mostly $255 
to $257, roughly steady to $1 lower than the prior week's weighted averages. 
Northern dressed trade had a full range of $400 to $409, mostly $404 to $405, 
steady to $1 lower with the previous week's weighted averages. Keep in mind 
that much of this trade took place on Friday afternoon, after the mandatory 
cutoff, so it will be interesting to see just how many cattle moved and what 
the 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 $254.00($257.21); NE $405.69($404.52); TX $No test($255.89); 
IA $403.00 ($405.09). (the prior week's weighted averages are listed in 
parentheses). Due to the late week trade these averages are probably not very 
accurate with what the actual weekly averages will be 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 150; NE 4,484; TX 1,016; IA 7,895. Again, these 
will likely be much different when the weekly summaries come out. According 
to the Daily Livestock and Poultry Slaughter Report, Friday's slaughter 
totaled 95,000 head, 5,000 less than the prior week and 6,000 below a year 
ago. Saturday's kill was estimated at 8,000 head, bringing the weekly total 
to 524,000 head, 9,000 under the previous week, and down 36,000 from 2025.

The weekly average for boxed beef cutouts and boxed beef cuts: choice 
$392.71(-0.92), select $375.34(-8.27), with an average choice/select spread 
of $17.37(+7.36) a total load count including cuts, trimmings, and grinds was 
548(+0.43), (Changes from the prior week are listed in parentheses).

For the week ending June 06, 2026, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the U.S. 
totaled 58,078, 111.92% of the previous week and 103.43% of the 4-week 
average. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS:  It looks to be a typically quiet Monday morning in 
cash cattle country, as both buyers and sellers are busy taking inventory and 
preparing for the week ahead. Bids and asking prices have yet to be 
established, and significant trade volume will likely 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 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.