DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               01/26 08:00

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 01/19-01/23

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       2,100     233.00-235.00   .
NE       2,700     233.00-236.50   370.00
TX       1,500     233.00-236.00   .
CO           0     .               .
IA       1,200     234.00-235.00   370.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  Cash cattle trade held off until Friday again last 
week, with Southern live deals ranging from $233 to $236.50, mostly $233 to 
$235, generally steady to $2 higher than the prior week's weighted average, 
basis Kansas. Northern dressed business had a range of $364 to $370, mostly 
$370, $5 higher 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 
$231.70($232.92); NE $365.00($364.96); TX No Test; IA $363.96($363.60); 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 3,213; NE 19,175; TX 3,041; IA 16,078; and CO not 
available due to confidentiality. According to the Daily Livestock and 
Poultry Slaughter Report, Friday's slaughter totaled 84,000 head, 8,000 less 
than the prior week, and 26,000 below a year ago. Saturday's kill was 
estimated at 4,000 head bringing the weekly total to 535,000 head, 27,000 
under the previous week, and down 59,000 from 2025. The weekly average for 
boxed beef cutouts and boxed beef cuts: choice $366.32(+6.96), select 
$361.35(+2.79), with an average choice/select spread of $4.97(+4.17), and a 
total load count including cuts, trimmings, and grinds of 555(-60), (Changes 
from the prior week are listed in parentheses).

For the week ending January 17, 2026, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the 
U.S. totaled 64,025, 115.00% of the previous week and 133.51% of the 4-week 
average. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS: It will likely be a typically quiet Monday 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 likely 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.