WEEKLY CASH CATTLE                               04/27 12:00

WEEKLY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE - FOR THE WEEK ENDING: 04/24

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

KANSAS   FORMULA/FORWARD  68,192 / WTD    8,933 /  WEEKLY TOTAL  77,125
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS - DRESSED DELIVERED  
246.11   TOTAL  246.00-247.00  3,854  386.00   TOTAL  386.00-386.00    577
STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED FOB 
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 
246.03   TOTAL  246.00-247.00  3,328  No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB 
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


NEBRASKA FORMULA/FORWARD  45,513 / WTD   21,097 /  WEEKLY TOTAL  66,610
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 
246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00  5,993  386.00   TOTAL  386.00-386.00  4,217
STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED FOB 
248.29   TOTAL  248.00-249.00    373  No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED 
246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00  3,959  386.00   TOTAL  386.00-386.00  2,043
HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB 
248.00   TOTAL  248.00-248.00    704  No reportable trade


TEXAS    FORMULA/FORWARD  62,880 / WTD    2,754 /  WEEKLY TOTAL  65,634
STEERS - LIVE FOB                     STEERS - DRESSED DELIVERED
246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00    815  No reportable trade
STEERS - LIVE DELIVERED               STEERS - DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade                   390.00   TOTAL  390.00-390.00     55
HEIFERS - LIVE FOB                    HEIFERS - DRESSED DELIVERED
246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00  1,237  No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE DELIVERED              HEIFERS - DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade

SEE FRIDAY'S DAILY DIRECT SLAUGHTER CATTLE 
NEGOTIATED PURCHASES SUMMARIES BELOW
 
DTN COMMENTS:  Formula totals for last week were mixed, higher in Kansas and 
Nebraska, but lower in Texas: KS 68,192(+1,473), NE 45,513(+6,907), TX 62,880 
(-7,822). Total trade volume was lower in all three major feeding states:  KS 
77,125(-2,354), NE 66,610(-3,919), TX 65,634(-11,660). New showlists appear 
to be mixed, higher in Kansas and Texas, but lower in Nebraska/Colorado. Bids 
and asking prices have yet to be established, and significant trade volume 
will likely be delayed until well into the second half of the week.

Beef cutouts are higher at midday (Choice 388.42 +1.42, Select 387.74 +1.67), 
with light box movement (28.06 lds of choice cuts, 3.15 lds of select cuts, 
0.00 lds of trim, and 8.10 lds of ground). The choice/select spread was 0.68. 
Both live and feeder cattle futures at the top of the noon hour are sharply 
higher.

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:   1,023  WEEK TO DATE:   8,933
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
246.00   80+    246.00-246.00    171  No reportable trade
246.00   65-80  246.00-246.00    192

246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00    363
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
246.00   80+    246.00-246.00    174  No reportable trade
246.00   65-80  246.00-246.00    225

246.00   TOTAL  246.00-246.00    399
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     147  WEEK TO DATE:  21,097
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
No reportable trade                   386.00   80+    386.00-386.00     40

                                      386.00   TOTAL  386.00-386.00     40
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
249.00   80+    249.00-249.00    107  No reportable trade

249.00   TOTAL  249.00-249.00    107
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     487  WEEK TO DATE:   2,754
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
No reportable trade                   390.00   65-80  390.00-390.00     55

                                      390.00   TOTAL  390.00-390.00     55
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


IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES:   4,461  WEEK TO DATE:  22,904
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
247.86   80+    246.00-248.00  1,954  386.00   80+    386.00-386.00     38

247.86   TOTAL  246.00-248.00  1,954  386.00   TOTAL  386.00-386.00     38
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
249.65   80+    249.00-250.00  1,418  No reportable trade

249.65   TOTAL  249.00-250.00  1,418
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
248.00   80+    248.00-248.00    390  No reportable trade

248.00   TOTAL  248.00-248.00    390
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.