DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               05/02 12:05

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

DTN COMMENTS:  All remains very quiet in cash cattle country at midday 
following a light to moderate trade that took place on Wednesday with a 
little light business reported yesterday. Asking prices for cattle left 
on showlists are around $219-plus in the South, and $352-plus in the 
North. While the bulk of business is essentially done for the week, a 
little clean up here and there is not completely out of the question. 

So far this week, Southern live trade has been at $214 to mostly $218, $5 
to $6 higher than the prior week's weighted averages, while Northern 
dress deals have had a range of $340 to $352, mostly $350, $8 higher than 
the previous week's weighted averages. 

Beef cutouts are mixed at midday (choice 342.94 -0.23, select 325.64 
+1.36), with light to moderate box movement (42.94 lds of choice cuts, 
10.77 lds of select cuts, 0.00 lds of trim, and 7.24 lds of ground). At 
the top of the noon hour both live and feeder cattle futures are sharply 
higher. 

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:   2,933  WEEK TO DATE:   9,537
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
218.00   80+    218.00-218.00    246  348.02   80+    347.00-350.00    118
216.93   65-80  216.00-218.00    384
218.00   35-65  218.00-218.00     78

217.42   total  216.00-218.00    708  348.02   total  347.00-350.00    118
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   342.00   80+    342.00-242.00    156

                                      342.00   total  342.00-342.00    156
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
217.16   65-80  215.00-218.00    733  No reportable trade

217.16   total  215.00-218.00    733
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:   5,227  WEEK TO DATE:  25,070
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
222.52   80+    222.00-223.00    847  350.17   80+    350.00-352.00    911
223.00   65-80  223.00-223.00    253

222.63   total  222.00-223.00  1,100  350.17   total  350.00-352.00    911
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   352.00   80+    352.00-352.00    576
                                      352.00   65-80  352.00-352.00    822

                                      352.00   total  352.00-352.00  1,398
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
223.61   80+    222.00-224.00    694  350.00   80+    350.00-350.00     80
222.00   65-80  222.00-222.00    127

223.36   total  222.00-224.00    821  350.00   total  350.00-350.00     80
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   352.00   80+    352.00-352.00    462

                                      352.00   total  352.00-352.00    462


TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     888  WEEK TO DATE:   8,124
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
218.00   65-80  218.00-218.00    374  No reportable trade

218.00   total  218.00-218.00    374
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
218.00   65-80  218.00-218.00    436  No reportable trade

218.00   total  218.00-218.00    436
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


COLORADO  CONFIRMED CASH SALES: NA Conf  WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
NA Due to Confidentiality             NA Due to Confidentiality
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
NA Due to Confidentiality             NA Due to Confidentiality
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
NA Due to Confidentiality             NA Due to Confidentiality
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
NA Due to Confidentiality             NA Due to Confidentiality


IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES:   7,716  WEEK TO DATE:  35,273
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
222.76   80+    220.00-224.00  4,810  350.00   80+    350.00-350.00    809
                                      350.00   65-80  350.00-350.00    230

222.76   total  220.00-224.00  4,810  350.00   total  350.00-350.00  1,039
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
224.50   80+    224.50-224.50    144  No reportable trade

224.50   total  224.50-224.50    144
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
222.60   80+    222.00-224.00  1,098  348.00   80+    348.00-348.00     41

222.60   total  222.00-224.00  1,098  348.00   total  348.00-348.00     41
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade

NOTE: 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. All live sales are FOB and set for 1-9-day delivery. A weekly 
summary from 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.