DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               03/02 08:00

TOTALS OF WEEKLY SALES REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 02/23-02/27

STATE  HEAD SOLD   LIVE PR RANGE   DRESSED PR RANGE
KS       2,000     244.00          .
NE       2,500     243.00-245.00   383.00-384.00
TX         800     244.00-245.00   .
CO           0     .               .
IA       1,300     244.00-246.00   383.00-384.00
              *=PRIVATE SOURCE ONLY

DTN WEEKLY ROUND UP:  Trade did not develop until late Thursday last week in 
the North, and finished up in all other areas on Friday. Northern dressed 
deals had a range of $378 to $384, mostly $382 to $383, $5 to $6 lower than 
the previous week's weighted averages. Southern live business was done at 
$243 to $245, mostly $244.00, $5 lower than the prior 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 $243.00($248.85); NE $382.90($388.14); TX $245.00($248.81); 
IA $382.61 ($387.42); CO was not available due to confidentiality. (the prior 
week's weighted averages are listed in parentheses). Due to the late week 
trade some of these averages will not be fully accurate. It will be 
interesting to see just where they land when the 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 4,375; NE 15,300; TX 1,707; IA 16,530; and CO not 
available due to confidentiality. According to the Daily Livestock and 
Poultry Slaughter Report, Friday's slaughter totaled 86,000 head, 3,000 less 
than the prior week, and 21,000 lower than a year ago. Saturday's kill was 
estimated at 3,000 head, bringing the weekly total to 516,000 head, even with 
the previous week, but down 53,000 from 2025. The weekly average for boxed 
beef cutouts and boxed beef cuts: choice $376.72(+11.08), select 
$368.50(+7.98), with an average choice/select spread of $8.22(+3.10), and a 
total load count including cuts, trimmings, and grinds of 435(-49), (Changes 
from the prior week are listed in parentheses).

For the week ending February 21, 2026, Imported Beef Passed for Entry in the 
U.S. totaled 47,873, 84.95% of the previous week and 90.12% of the 4-week 
average. 

DTN MORNING COMMENTS:  It will likely be a typically 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 if the 
trend of the last couple of weeks continues, significant trade volume will 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.