DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               12/09 13:35

      HEAD SOLD LIVE  STEERS  DRESSED        LIVE  HEIFERS DRESSED 
KANSAS   2,000  155-156       .              155.00        .
NEBRASKA   .    .             .              .             .
TEXAS    1,200  155.00        .              155.00        .
COLORADO   .    .             .              .             .
IOWA       .    .             .              .             .
                               *PRIVATE SOURCES     
    
DTN COMMENTS:  A light trade is being reported in parts of the South at $155 
to $156, $1 to $2 higher than the rest of the week's business, and fully 
steady to $1 higher than last week's weighted averages. Northern dressed 
business has been marked at mostly $247, $2 lower than last week's weighted 
averages. 

Today's slaughter totaled 120,000 head, 3,000 less than both a week and year 
ago. Saturday's kill is estimated at 24,000 head, bringing the weekly total 
to 652,000 head, 11,000 below the prior week, and 30,000 under 2021. Live 
cattle futures closed moderately to sharply higher, up 2 to 162, while 
feeder cattle contracts ended the day modestly higher, up 5 to 45. Beef 
cutouts are expected to close mixed, with moderate box movement. 

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:     237  WEEK TO DATE:   1,047
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
154.00   35-65  154.00-154.00     41  No reportable trade

154.00   TOTAL  154.00-154.00     41
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
154.00   65-80  154.00-154.00    196  No reportable trade

154.00   TOTAL  154.00-154.00    196
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:   3,461  WEEK TO DATE:  17,541
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
157.40   80+    155.00-158.00  1,941  246.45   80+    246.00-247.00    346

157.40   TOTAL  155.00-158.00  1,941  246.45   TOTAL  246.00-247.00    346
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
156.52   80+    156.00-157.00    585  247.00   80+    247.00-247.00     80
                                      247.00   65-80  247.00-247.00     37

156.52   TOTAL  156.00-157.00    585  247.00   TOTAL  247.00-247.00    117
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES:   2,420  WEEK TO DATE:   4,341
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
154.00   65-80  154.00-154.00  1,537  No reportable trade
154.40   35-65  154.00-154.50    357

154.08   TOTAL  154.00-154.50  1,894
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
154.00   65-80  154.00-154.00    163  No reportable trade
154.25   35-65  154.25-154.25    149

154.12   TOTAL  154.00-154.25    312
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:   1,925  WEEK TO DATE:   6,083
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
156.29   80+    155.00-157.00    530  245.48   80+    243.00-247.00    394

156.29   TOTAL  155.00-157.00    530  245.48   TOTAL  243.00-247.00    394
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   246.00   80+    246.00-246.00     71

                                      246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00     71
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
155.00   80+    155.00-155.00     87  247.00   80+    247.00-247.00    375

155.00   TOTAL  155.00-155.00     87  247.00   TOTAL  247.00-247.00    375
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   246.00   80+    246.00-246.00     40

                                      246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00     40

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.