DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               03/16 08:10

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 03/09-03/13

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       1,300     235.00          .
NE       2,400     235.00-236.00   372.00-372.50
TX         800     235.00-236.00   .
CO         300     235.00          .
IA       1,200     235.00-236.00   372.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

JBS Strike:  According to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, the 
union representing about 3,800 workers at the JBS plant in Greeley, CO, 
started to strike this morning. The JBS workers want an offer that will take 
life saving safety equipment seriously, provide wages that meet the rising 
cost of living, and ensures health care costs do not consume their wages. The 
JBS plant started canceling cattle shipments and winding up slaughter last 
week, and shifting cattle deliveries to some of their other processing 
facilities.

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  Business started on Tuesday last week, with a little 
more light trade taking place on Wednesday and Thursday with just a 
smattering on Friday. Northern dressed sales were done at mostly $372, $8 
lower. Southern live deals had a range of $235 to $236, mostly $235, compared 
to the prior week, that is $4 lower in Texas, and $5 lower in Kansas. 
According to Thursday's Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle Negotiated Purchase 
Summary reports the weekly accumulated weighted averages were recorded as:  
KS $235.00($239.64); NE $372.04($379.85); TX $235.35($239.02); IA $372.04 
($379.69); 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 2,920; NE 19,831; TX 1,726; IA 7,741; and CO not 
available due to confidentiality. According to the Daily Livestock and 
Poultry Slaughter Report, Friday's slaughter totaled 86,000 head, 2,000 less 
than the prior week, and 12,000 lower than a year ago. Saturday's kill was 
estimated at 17,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 525,000 head, 4,000 
more than the previous week, but down 61,000 from 2025. The weekly average 
for boxed beef cutouts and boxed beef cuts: choice $395.54(+9.12), select 
$388.40(+9.06), with an average choice/select spread of $7.13(+.06), and a 
total load count including cuts, trimmings, and grinds of 395(-22), (Changes 
from the prior week are listed in parentheses).

For the week ending March 07, 2026, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the 
U.S. totaled 56,245, 110.21% of the previous week and 106.37% of the 4-week 
average. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS:  It will likely be another rather 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 much later in the 
week. 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.