DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               06/30 12:00

      HEAD SOLD LIVE  STEERS  DRESSED        LIVE  HEIFERS DRESSED 
KANSAS     .    .             .              .             .
NEBRASKA   .    .             .              .             .
TEXAS      .    .             .              .             .
COLORADO   .    .             .              .             .
IOWA       .    .             .              .             .
                               *PRIVATE SOURCES     
    
DTN COMMENTS: Packer inquiry is very limited at midday following light to 
moderate business yesterday. Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are 
around $140 in the South, and $236-plus in the North. 
 
So far this week, Southern live business has been marked at mostly $138, that 
is steady to roughly $1 lower than last week's weighted averages. Northern 
dressed deals were marked at mostly $234, not quite $1 lower than last week's 
weighted average basis Nebraska. Colorado had some late sales at $145, about 
steady with last week's weighted average.

Beef cutouts are lower at midday (choice 263.88 -1.00, select 240.40 -0.41), 
with light to moderate box movement (46.47 lds of choice cuts, 13.00 lds of 
select cuts, 4.34 lds of trim, and 3.93 lds of ground). Cattle futures at the 
top of the noon hour are mixed, mostly moderately higher on live contracts 
and sharply higher on feeder issues.

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:   5,689  WEEK TO DATE:     6,622
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
139.40   80+    138.00-141.00  1,232  234.00   80+    234.00-234.00    119
138.00   65-80  138.00-138.00    451

139.02   TOTAL  138.00-141.00  1,683  234.00   TOTAL  234.00-234.00    119
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
138.00   80+    138.00-138.00  1,395  234.00   80+    234.00-234.00     39
138.00   65-80  138.00-138.00  1,233
138.00    0-35  138.00-138.00     69

138.00   TOTAL  138.00-138.00  2,697  234.00   TOTAL  234.00-234.00     39
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:  20,916  WEEK TO DATE:    22,873
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
147.43   80+    145.00-151.00  7,123  233.74   80+    232.00-238.00  3,443
                                      234.00   65-80  234.00-234.00  1,846

147.43   TOTAL  145.00-151.00  7,123  233.83   TOTAL  232.00-238.00  5,289
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
147.45   80+    145.00-151.00  3,481  233.92   80+    232.00-234.00  1,125
                                      234.00   65-80  234.00-234.00    871

147.45   TOTAL  145.00-151.00  3,481  233.95   TOTAL  232.00-234.00  1,996
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
146.00   80+    146.00-146.00     45  No reportable trade

146.00   TOTAL  146.00-146.00     45


TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES:   3,760  WEEK TO DATE:     4,066
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
138.00   80+    138.00-138.00    190  No reportable trade
137.53   65-80  137.00-138.00  1,535
138.00   35-65  138.00-138.00    130

137.61   TOTAL  137.00-138.00  1,855
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
138.00   80+    138.00-138.00    124  No reportable trade
138.00   65-80  138.00-138.00  1,331

138.00   TOTAL  138.00-138.00  1,455
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


COLORADO  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     662  WEEK TO DATE:       662
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
145.00   80+    145.00-145.00    204  No reportable trade
145.00   65-80  145.00-145.00    269

145.00   TOTAL  145.00-145.00    473
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
145.00   80+    145.00-145.00    133  No reportable trade

145.00   TOTAL  145.00-145.00    133
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade


IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES:  14,221  WEEK TO DATE:    14,373
STEERS - LIVE - FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
148.87   80+    146.00-151.00  7,099  234.23   80+    230.00-239.00  2,365
147.00   65-80  147.00-147.00    222  238.00   65-80  238.00-238.00    112

148.82   TOTAL  146.00-151.00  7,321  234.40   TOTAL  230.00-239.00  2,477
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED             STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
150.91   80+    149.00-151.50    659  235.00   80+    235.00-235.00     70

150.91   TOTAL  149.00-151.50    659  235.00   TOTAL  235.00-235.00     70
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                  HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED
148.68   80+    146.00-150.00  1,133  234.52   80+    234.00-235.00     84
147.00   65-80  147.00-147.00    212

148.41   TOTAL  146.00-150.00  1,345  234.52   TOTAL  234.00-235.00     84
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED            HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB
No reportable trade                   No reportable trade

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.