DTN Cattle Prices/Trends                08/28 11:46
         HEAD   LIVE                      LIVE
         SOLD  STEERS   DRESSED         HEIFERS        DRESSED
KANSAS*    200   222.00
NEBRASKA   500   222.00 $345 Bid        $218 Bid
TEXAS*
COLORADO   250   222.00
IOWA*
            *=PRIVATE SOURCES, B = Bid

DTN COMMENTS:
The cash cattle market is finally seeing some Southern trade develop at $222 
live, which is $3.00 lower than the previous week's weighted average. Bids are 
also on the table in Nebraska at $218 live and $345 dressed. At this point it's 
most likely the bulk of this week's trade is done with. 

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: Confiden
        WEEK TO DATE:   Confiden
STEERS - LIVE FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
*       80+            -                *       80+          -
        60-80          -                                     -
        35-65          -
        TOTAL          -
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED           STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*                      -                *                    -
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
*       80+            -                        80+          -
        TOTAL          -                        TOTAL        -           0
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED          HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*                      -                *                    -
                       -                                     -
 * = No reportable trade.

NEBRASKA   
  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:       844
        WEEK TO DATE:      24,571
STEERS - LIVE FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
220.00  80+      220.00-220.00      524 *       80+          -
220.00  65-80    220.00-220.00       60         65-80        -
                                                35-65        -
220.00  TOTAL    220.00-220.00      584         TOTAL        -
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED           STEERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*                                       *       80+          -
                                                TOTAL        -
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
220.00  80+      220.00-220.00      186 *       80+          -
                                                65-80        -
220.00  TOTAL    220.00-220.00      186         TOTAL        -
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED          HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 
*                                       *       80+          -
 * = No reportable trade.                       TOTAL        -

1OWA\MINNESOTA   
  CONFIRMED CASH SALES:     1,335
        WEEK TO DATE:      18,138
STEERS - LIVE FOB                   STEERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
218.28  80+      216.00-220.00      453 350.00  80+    350.00-350.00   113
218.28  TOTAL    216.00-220.00      453 350.00  TOTAL  350.00-350.00   113
STEERS - LIVE - DELIVERED           STEERS - DRESSED - FOB
*       80+            -                342.72  80+    340.00-350.00   376
*       TOTAL          -                342.72  TOTAL  340.00-350.00   376
HEIFERS - LIVE - FOB                HEIFERS - DRESSED - DELIVERED 
220.00  80+      220.00-220.00      248 *       80+          -
220.00  TOTAL    220.00-220.00      248         TOTAL        -
HEIFERS - LIVE - DELIVERED          HEIFERS - DRESSED - FOB 
        80+            -                *
0.00    TOTAL          -
 * = No reportable trade.

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS 
AM BEEF CUTOUT     8/28 CHOICE          SELECT
 (600-900#)              $376.39  -4.97 $362.00    2.81
CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD:     $14.39        LOADS:       81
               CH CUTS  SEL CUTS           TRIM GROUND
        LOADS:    69.57      3.70           0.00   7.30