DTN Cattle Prices/Trends                10/01 11:50
         HEAD   LIVE                      LIVE
         SOLD  STEERS   DRESSED         HEIFERS        DRESSED
KANSAS*       $226 bid
NEBRASKA*     $226 bid
TEXAS*
COLORADO*
IOWA*
            *=PRIVATE SOURCES, B = Bid

DTN COMMENTS:
Some light trade has developed Thursday morning in the cash sector, as dressed 
sales have been marked at $345 to $348, which is mostly steady with last week's 
weighted average. But those sales were committed for delivery on the week of 
Oct. 19. Bids of $226 are on the table in Kansas and Texas, but no Southern 
sales have been confirmed just yet.

NOTE: Feedlots are encouraged to email DTN with any cattle sales at
ShayLe.Stewart@dtn.com. 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.

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: Confidential
        WEEK TO DATE:   Confidential
STEERS - LIVE FOB                       STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
*       80+            -                *       80+          -
        60-80          -                        60-80        -
        35-65          -                        35-65        -
        TOTAL          -                        TOTAL        -
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*                      -                *                    -
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
*       80+            -                        80+          -
*       TOTAL          -                        TOTAL        -
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*       80+            -                *       80+          -
*       TOTAL          -                *       TOTAL        -
 * = No reportable trade.

NEBRASKA   
  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     2,994
        WEEK TO DATE:       5,276
STEERS - LIVE FOB                       STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
219.32  80+      218.00-219.50      846 345.00  80+    345.00-345.00   745
        65-80          -                        65-80        -
                                                35-65        -
219.32  TOTAL    218.00-219.50      846 345.00  TOTAL  345.00-345.00   745
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*                                       347.00  80+    347.00-347.00   799
*       TOTAL          -                347.00  TOTAL  347.00-347.00   799
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
219.50  80+      219.50-219.50      145 351.04  80+    345.00-352.00   291
                                                65-80        -
                                                35-65        -
219.50  TOTAL    219.50-219.50      145 351.04  TOTAL  345.00-352.00   291
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*       80+            -                *       80+          -
*       TOTAL          -                *       TOTAL        -
 * = No reportable trade.

1OWA\MINNESOTA   
  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     1,783
        WEEK TO DATE:       2,328
STEERS - LIVE FOB                       STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
218.00  80+      218.00-218.00      862 348.61  80+    345.00-352.00   724
218.00  TOTAL    218.00-218.00      862 348.61  TOTAL  345.00-352.00   724
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*       80+            -                *       80+          -
*       TOTAL          -                *       TOTAL        -
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
218.00  80+      218.00-218.00      115 *       80+          -
218.00  TOTAL    218.00-218.00      115 *       TOTAL        -
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*       80+            -                *       80+          -
*       TOTAL          -                *       TOTAL        -
 * = No reportable trade.

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS 
AM BEEF CUTOUT     10/1 CHOICE          SELECT
 (600-900#)              $378.98  -3.81 $355.14   -5.45
CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD:     $23.84        LOADS:       67
               CH CUTS  SEL CUTS           TRIM GROUND
        LOADS:    45.80      7.70           4.77   8.38