DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 10/05 08:40

DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 10/05 08:40 WEEKLY TOTALS REPORTED TO DTN FOR THE WEEK OF: 09/28-10/02 STATE HEAD SOLD LIVE PR RANGE DRESSED PR RANGE KS 1,800 118.00-124.00 . NE 3,000 116.00-122.00 184.00-190.00 TX 500 118.00-124.00 . CO 1,000 116.00-122.00 185.00-190.00 IA 2,200 114.00-121.00 184.00-190.00 DTN COMMENTS: The country is expected to be quiet today with business limited to the collection of new showlists. Bids and asking prices have yet to be established. Last week's trade was light once again and prices continued to drop like a giant rock. Live prices were as much as $6.00- 12.00 lower than the previous week, while dressed business was off as much as $13.00-19.00. We don't expect to see any significant trade this week until Thursday or later. Beef cutouts are expected to be lower with generally light box movement. NOTE: The price and volume information listed on this page is supplied by DTN subscribers in the interest of general cash market awareness. All cattle feeding subscribers are encouraged to report sales in a timely fashion in order to compensate for the systematic delays of mandatory reporting. While all transactions will be posted on an anonymous basis, callers are required to identify themselves and the location of the actual sales. DTN believes this data to be accurate, but cannot guarantee its specific reliability or whether it fairly represents the larger cash market. Feedlots are encouraged to call DTN with any cattle sales, at 1-800-369- 7675, 1-402-399-6402, or 1-402-462-8897. All sales will be listed anonymously and organized by state. General trends and summaries from this data will be posted on the Daily Sales Reported to DTN page.