USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    10/09/26  

DTN COMMENTS:

At the time of this writing no trade has developed in the South, but bids of 
$223 were offered and feedlot managers in both Kansas and Texas passed on the 
offer. Some light trade was noted earlier in the week in Nebraska at $345 which 
is steady to $3.00 lower than the previous weeks weighted average. Theres 
a chance that trade could cut loose and develop at any moment, that it will be 
drug into the weekend or that packers will go short bought into next weeks 
market.

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:  5,114
              WEEK TO DATE: 16,830
                           Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB            1,322   218.00-222.00   221.51
  STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED   1,493   345.00-345.00   345.00
  STEERS DRESSED FOB           *           -
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB             816   220.00-222.00   221.64
  HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED    130   345.00-345.00   345.00
  HEIFERS DRESSED FOB          121   345.00-345.00   345.00
 * = No reportable trade.

IOWA\MINNESOTA   
CONFIRMED CASH SALES-TODAY:  2,848
              WEEK TO DATE: 14,781
                           Volume  USDA TOTAL RANGE Wtd Avg
  STEERS LIVE FOB            2,483   218.00-221.00   218.88
  STEERS LIVE DELIVERED        *           -
  STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED     *           -
  STEERS DRESSED FOB            40   343.00-343.00   343.00
  HEIFERS LIVE FOB              80   220.00-220.00   220.00
  HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED        42   220.00-220.00   220.00
  HEIFERS DRESSED FOB          *           -
 * = No reportable trade.

 5 Area Daily Weighted Average  
   10/09/26            Avg    Avg
Steers Live FOB      Price Weight
Total All Grades     219.10  1,619

By-Product Drop Value      10/09/26
                      Est. Change
HIDE & OFFAL:     15.12   Unch

BEEF CARCASS EQUIVALENT INDEX  10/09/26
 (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 C10/09/26
BEEF CUTOUTS        CHOICE   Chg  SELECT      Chg
 (600-900#)         $373.35   -1.5 $354.30      2.57
CH/SE SPREAD:       $19.05
            TOTAL   CH CUT SE CUT     TRIM   GROUND
LOADS:      124.40    83.14   8.07    15.30    17.89

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

5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT  10/09/26
                            Value   Change
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O:   315.28    -2.84

NATL BONELESS BEEF TRIM:   10/09/26
    loads    58.03
90% TRIM ld     33         WT AVG:  Change
                            396.92      ---

FI SLAUGHTER (KILL)       Week to
                             Kill     Date
                    Fri         94      526
              10/9  Prev Wk    100      510
                    Yr AGO      93      543

     -PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN:
    STEERS/ HEIFERS      89    COWS/BULLS         20
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