DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               09/10 12:00

       HEAD SOLD LIVE  STEERS  DRESSED        LIVE  HEIFERS  DRESSED
KANSAS     .     .             .              .              .
NEBRASKA   .     .             .              .              .
TEXAS      .     .             .              .              .
COLORADO   .     .             .              .              .
IOWA       .     .             .              .              .
                         *=PRIVATE SOURCES

SEE THURSDAY'S DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE-NEGOTIATED PURCHASES-SUMMARY BELOW

DTN COMMENTS: Feedlot country is very quiet at midday with business done for 
the week.  Trade volume totals look decent in Nebraska and Kansas, but look 
more moderate in Texas.  Asking prices on Monday are expected to be around 
100 in the South, and 156 in the North. 

Beef cutouts are mixed at midday (Choice 160.97 +.23, Select 153.25 -1.04), 
with generally light box movement (48.08 lds of choice cuts, 38.82 lds of 
select cuts, 54.34 lds of trim, and 16.44 lds of ground).  Cattle futures 
are mixed going into the final hour with nearby contracts generally gaining 
on deferreds.

TERMINALS:            STEERS       HEIFERS      COWS         BULLS

DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE-NEGOTIATED PURCHASES-SUMMARY
**Summary includes trade from 1:30 PM the previous day through 9:30 AM today.**

KANSAS   CONFIRMED CASH SALES:    4,611  WEEK TO DATE:  52,429 
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS -  DRESSED DELIVERED
97.25    65-80   97.00-97.50      76  No trade reported
97.44    35-65   97.00-97.50     481

97.42    TOTAL   97.00-97.50     557
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED
97.50    35-65   97.50-97.50   3,571  No trade reported

97.50    TOTAL   97.50-97.50   3,571


NEBRASKA CONFIRMED CASH SALES:    3,526  WEEK TO DATE:  53,952
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS -  DRESSED DELIVERED 
95.00    80+     95.00-95.00      42  154.00   80+    154.00-154.00    170
                                      154.00   65-80  154.00-154.00    620
                                      153.02   35-65  152.00-154.00    235

95.00    TOTAL   95.00-95.00      42  153.78   TOTAL  152.00-154.00  1,025
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 
96.50    65-80   96.50-96.50     125  154.00   80+    154.00-154.00    279
                                      154.00   65-80  154.00-154.00    724
                                      152.00   35-65  152.00-152.00     32

96.50    TOTAL   96.50-96.50     125  153.94   TOTAL  152.00-154.00  1,035


TEXAS    CONFIRMED CASH SALES:      995  WEEK TO DATE:  19,063 
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS -  DRESSED DELIVERED 
97.50    35-65   97.50-97.50     200  No trade reported

97.50    TOTAL   97.50-97.50     200
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 
98.00    35-65   98.00-98.00      77  No trade reported

98.00    TOTAL   98.00-98.00      77


COLORADO CONFIRMED CASH SALES:      341  WEEK TO DATE:   7,828 
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS -  DRESSED DELIVERED 
No trade reported                     No trade reported
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 
No trade reported                     No trade reported


IOWA     CONFIRMED CASH SALES:    7,613  WEEK TO DATE:  48,756 
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS -  DRESSED DELIVERED 
96.53    80+     95.00-97.00   1,424  153.53   80+    151.00-154.00     95
97.00    65-80   97.00-97.00     358  151.62   65-80  151.00-154.00    568

96.62    TOTAL   95.00-97.00   1,782  151.90   TOTAL  151.00-154.00    663
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED
96.95    80+     96.00-97.00     945  152.89   80+    152.00-154.00  1,168
95.60    65-80   95.00-97.00     280  151.80   65-80  151.00-152.00    200

96.64    TOTAL   95.00-97.00   1,225  152.73   TOTAL  151.00-154.00  1,368

Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at 1-800-369-
7675. All sales will be listed anonymously and organized by state.  General 
trends and summaries from this data will be posted on the page you are now 
reading.