DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               12/11 12:00

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

DTN COMMENTS: Beef cutouts are higher at midday (Choice 
290.45 +2.44, Select 260.95 +3.05), with light box movement 
(32.70 lds of choice cuts, 9.34 lds of select cuts, 16.90 
lds of trim, and 3.92 lds of ground).

WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - FOR THE WEEK ENDING: 12/10

WT AV LV  % CH   PRICE RANGE  VOLUME  WT AV DR   % CH   
PRICE RANGE  VOL

KANSAS   FORMULA/FORWARD  67,040 / WTD   10,175 /  WEEKLY 
TOTAL  77,215
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS - DRESSED 
DELIVERED 
170.97   TOTAL  170.00-171.00  5,675  No reportable trade
STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED FOB 
172.00   TOTAL  172.00-172.00     34  No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED 
DELIVERED 
170858   TOTAL  170.00-171.00  3,332  No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB 
No reportable trade 


NEBRASKA FORMULA/FORWARD  50,847 / WTD   22,721 /  WEEKLY 
TOTAL  73,568
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS - DRESSED 
DELIVERED
169.74   TOTAL  166.00-171.00  5,642  269.82  TOTAL 266.00-
272.00   8,883
STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade                   271.68  TOTAL 270.00-
272.00   1,013
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED 
DELIVERED
170.61   TOTAL  168.00-171.00  3,538  271.29  TOTAL  270.00-
272.00  1,254
HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


TEXAS    FORMULA/FORWARD  75,841 / WTD    4,693 /  WEEKLY 
TOTAL 80,534
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS - DRESSED 
DELIVERED
170.71   TOTAL  169.00-171.00  2,543  No reportable trade
STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED 
DELIVERED
170.31   TOTAL  169.00-170.00  1,430  No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB
171.00   TOTAL  171.00-171.00    190  No reportable trade

SEE FRIDAY'S DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE 
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES SUMMARIES BELOW

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:    0.0  WEEK TO DATE:    10,175
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


NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:    1,622  WEEK TO DATE:    22,721
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
168.71  TOTAL 168.00-169.00      942  270.00  TOTAL 270.00-270.00   176
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   296.00  TOTAL 296.00-296.00   210
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
169.00  TOTAL  169.00-169.00     224  No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     595  WEEK TO DATE:  4,693
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
169.00  TOTAL 169.00-169.00       262 No reportable trade
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
169.00  TOTAL 169.00-169.00       333 No reportable trade
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:   2,137  WEEK TO DATE:   17,855
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
168.00  TOTAL 168.00-168.00    1,527  265.88  TOTAL 265.00-267.00   66
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade 
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
167.87  TOTAL  166.00-168.00      508 No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade

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. General volume and summaries from this data will also 
be posted on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN page and will 
be left up all week for reference purposes.

**
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.