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DTN Cattle Prices/Trends 05/06 08:05

6 May 2022
DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS 05/06 08:05 HEAD SOLD LIVE STEERS DRESSED LIVE HEIFERS DRESSED KANSAS . . . . . NEBRASKA . . . . . TEXAS . . . . . COLORADO . . . . . IOWA . . . . . *PRIVATE SOURCES DTN COMMENTS: The country is very quiet this morning with business essentially done for the week. Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are around $142 in the South, and $234 in the North. Beef cutouts are expected to be lower with light to moderate box movement. This week North dressed deals have been marked at mostly $232, steady with the bulk of last week's business. Southern live sales have been marked at mostly $140 (with a few up to $141 in Kansas), fully steady with last week's weighted averages. 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.