DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               05/14 08:10

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

DTN COMMENTS:  We are off to a slow start this morning, so far, no bids 
or asking prices have been renewed, but the trend of this week continues 
a little trade will take place at some point today. Beef cutouts are 
expected to be lower with light to moderate box movement.

So far this week, a light trade has taken place every day with some 
pretty wide ranges. Northern dressed deals have sported a range of $400 
to $410, mostly $405 to $410, $2 to $7 higher than last week's weighted 
averages. Southern live deals have had a range of $260 to $265, mostly 
$260 to $262, $3 to $5 higher than the prior week's weighted averages.

For the period of May 1 through May 7, Net beef sales of 7,500 MT for 
2026 were down 25 percent from the previous week and 41 percent from the 
prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for Mexico (2,000 MT), 
South Korea (1,300 MT), Taiwan (1,000 MT), Japan (800 MT), and Canada 
(800 MT). Exports of 12,500 MT were down 12 percent from the previous 
week and 5 percent from the prior 4-week average. The destinations were 
primarily to South Korea (4,300 MT), Japan (3,200 MT), Mexico (1,400 MT), 
Taiwan (1,000 MT), and Hong Kong (900 MT).

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.