DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               05/26 12:10

      HEAD SOLD LIVE  STEERS  DRESSED        LIVE  HEIFERS DRESSED 
KANSAS     .    .             .              .             .
NEBRASKA   200  .             223.00         .             223.00
TEXAS      .    .             .              .             .
COLORADO   .    .             .              .             .
IOWA       .    .             .              .             .
                               *PRIVATE SOURCES     
    
DTN COMMENTS: Just a few scattered deals reported in parts of Nebraska at 
midday. It looks like the bulk of business essentially done for the week. 
Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are around $138 in the South, and 
$225 in the North. 

So far this week, Southern live trade has been marked at mostly $137, $1 
lower than last week's weighted averages. Northern dressed deals were at 
mostly $223, generally $3 lower than last week's weighted averages basis 
Nebraska.

Beef cutouts are higher at midday (choice 264.14 +1.21, select 245.35 +1.29), 
with moderate box movement (50.89 lds of choice cuts, 8.49 lds of select 
cuts, 3.58 lds of trim, and 22.10 lds of ground). Cattle futures are mixed at 
midday mostly modestly lower on live contracts, while feeder issues are 
mostly moderately to sharply lower. 

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:   1,959  WEEK TO DATE:    14,477
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
137.00   80+    137.00-137.00    170  222.00   80+    222.00-222.00     78
136.78   65-80  136.00-137.00    305

136.86   TOTAL  136.00-137.00    475  222.00   TOTAL  222.00-222.00     78
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
136.33   80+    136.00-137.00    358  223.00   65-80  223.00-223.00     60
136.00   65-80  136.00-136.00    130

136.24   TOTAL  136.00-137.00    488  223.00   TOTAL  223.00-223.00     60
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:  15,013  WEEK TO DATE:    19,877
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
140.13   80+    138.00-142.00  2,043  223.81   80+    222.00-225.00  2,605
140.00   65-80  140.00-140.00    181  222.70   65-80  222.00-225.00  1,615
                                      223.00   35-65  223.00-223.00     42

140.12   TOTAL  138.00-142.00  2,224  223.38   TOTAL  222.00-225.00  4,262
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
139.45   80+    138.00-140.00    917  223.00   80+    223.00-223.00  1,898
139.00   65-80  139.00-139.00     65  222.60   65-80  222.00-223.00    765

139.42   TOTAL  138.00-140.00    982  222.88   TOTAL  222.00-223.00  2,663
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     105  WEEK TO DATE:     7,918
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


COLORADO  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     646  WEEK TO DATE:       771
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
139.00   80+    139.00-139.00    132  No reportable trade
139.00   65-80  139.00-139.00    265

139.00   TOTAL  139.00-139.00    397
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
138.00   80+    138.00-138.00     80  No reportable trade
139.00   65-80  139.00-139.00    169

138.68   TOTAL  138.00-139.00    249
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES:   7,139  WEEK TO DATE:    10,126
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
140.66   80+    139.00-143.00  2,513  223.55   80+    222.00-225.00    613
138.77   65-80  138.50-140.00    973  225.24   65-80  223.00-227.00    252

140.13   TOTAL  138.50-143.00  3,486  224.04   TOTAL  222.00-227.00    865
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
144.16   80+    142.00-145.00    177  No reportable trade

144.16   TOTAL  142.00-145.00    177
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
140.15   80+    140.00-143.00    738  222.06   80+    222.00-223.00    618
                                      227.00   65-80  227.00-227.00    117

140.15   TOTAL  140.00-143.00    738  222.85   TOTAL  222.00-227.00    735
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade

NOTE:  Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at
1-800-369-7675, ext. 3678. 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.