DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               10/24 09:20

       HEAD SOLD LIVE  STEERS  DRESSED        LIVE  HEIFERS  DRESSED
KANSAS     .     .             .              .              .
NEBRASKA   .     .            *370.00(BID)    .             *370.00(BID)
TEXAS      .    *238.00(BID)   .             *238.00(BID)    .
COLORADO   .     .             .              .              .
IOWA       .     .             .              .              .
                         *=PRIVATE SOURCES

DTN COMMENTS:  A few bids are starting to surface in Nebraska and Texas 
this morning, and packer inquiry should continue to improve as the day 
progresses. Asking prices in the South are around $243-plus, but they are 
still not fully established in the North. Beef cutouts are expected to be 
higher with light to moderate box movement.

So far this week, some very light scattered trade has been reported here 
and there at $240 in the South, steady with the prior week's weighted 
average, and $370 to $372 in the North, steady to $2 lower than the 
previous week's weighted average basis, Nebraska. 

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.