DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               12/13 08:05

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

DTN COMMENTS:  Cash cattle country is very quiet this morning 
following the last couple of days of light trade. Asking prices 
for cattle left on showlists are around $193-plus in the South, 
and $306-plus in the North. A little more business is likely 
today, especially in the South. Beef cutouts are expected to be 
higher with light to moderate box movement.

So far this week, Northern dressed deals have ranged from $302 to 
$311, (last week's weighted average in Nebraska was $296.69) early 
week sales were at the lower end of this range and Regionals paid 
the higher end. Southern live transactions have been at $190 to 
$191, steady to $1 higher than the previous week's weighted 
averages.

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.