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           USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    10/08/26  

DTN COMMENTS:

Some light cash cattle trade developed in Nebraska at $345 which is steady to 
$3.00 lower than last weeks weighted average. But otherwise the other major 
feeding states have yet to trade cattle. More trade will develop on Friday, 
especially in the South where theres been no trade done yet this week.

KANSAS    
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY:Confidential
              WEEK TO DATE:
                           Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB              *           -
  STEERS LIVE DELIVERED        *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB             *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED       *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

NEBRASKA   
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY:*
              WEEK TO DATE:    337
                           Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB              *           -
  STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED     *           -
  STEERS DRESSED FOB           *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB             *           -
  HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED     40   345.00-345.00   345.00
  HEIFERS DRESSED FOB          *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

IOWA\MINNESOTA   
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY:  1,578
              WEEK TO DATE:  2,008
                           Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB              970   218.00-218.00   218.00
  STEERS LIVE DELIVERED        *           -
  STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED     173   345.00-345.00   345.00
  STEERS DRESSED FOB           *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB             360   218.00-218.00   218.00
  HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED       *           -
  HEIFERS DRESSED FOB          *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

 5 Area Daily Weighted Average  
   10/08/26            Avg    Avg
Steers Live FOB      Price Weight
Total All Grades        ---    ---

By-Product Drop Value      10/08/26
                      Est. Change
HIDE & OFFAL:     15.12   Unch

BEEF CARCASS EQUIVALENT INDEX  10/08/26
 (600-900#)         CHOICE   Chg  SELECT      Chg    # HEAD
 AVG INDEX          $344.35  -0.34 $322.48     -1.20107,498
 LIVE BASED         $325.85        $305.24           65,889
 BOX BASED          $362.85        $339.73           41,609
Live-Box Spread     -37.00         -34.49

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF C10/08/26
BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE   Chg  SELECT      Chg
 (600-900#)         $374.85  -0.77 $351.73     -2.48
CH/SE SPREAD:       $23.12
            TOTAL   CH CUT SE CUT     TRIM   GROUND
LOADS:      130.55    95.32  20.02     4.42    10.79

MONDAYS: 
COMPREHENSIVE WKLY CUTOUT VALUE 
           WEEK ENDING     10/05/2 $380.01

5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT  10/08/26
                            Value   Change
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O:   318.12     0.57

NATL BONELESS BEEF TRIM:   10/08/26
    loads    28.96
90% TRIM ldN/A             WT AVG:  Change
                               ---      ---

FI SLAUGHTER (KILL)       Week to
                             Kill     Date
                    Thu        101      424
              10/8  Prev Wk    109      410
                    Yr AGO     113      449

     -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN:
    STEERS/ HEIFERS      92    COWS/BULLS         19
WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS: 
                          FEEDER  SLAUGHTER S&H
Week Ending         09/26/2  2,633    6,308
Week Ending         09/19/2  2,991    7,412
Change Fm Previous Week       -358   -1,104