DTN CATTLE PRICES/TRENDS               04/16 11:15

       HEAD SOLD LIVE  STEERS  DRESSED        LIVE  HEIFERS  DRESSED
KANSAS     300  *248.00(BID)   .              248.00         .
NEBRASKA   .     .            *388.00(BID)    .             *388.00(BID)
TEXAS      .     .             .              .              .
COLORADO   .     .             .              .              .
IOWA       .     .             .              .              .
                         *=PRIVATE SOURCES

DTN COMMENTS:  A few bids are on the table in parts of Kansas and 
Nebraska. Asking prices remain rather elusive at this point. Significant 
trade volume will likely be delayed until later today or it just may hold 
off until sometime Friday, possibly after the on feed report is released 
tomorrow afternoon. 

Beef cutouts are higher at midday (choice 382.54 +0.56, select 379.04 
+0.46) with light to moderate box movement (34.84 lds of choice cuts, 
4.05 lds of select cuts, 7.89 lds of trim, and 5.64 lds of ground). 
Cattle futures are sharply lower on both live and feeder contracts at 
this time.

For the period of April 3 to April 9, beef net sales of 12,100 MT for 
2026 were down 31 percent from the previous week, but up 12 percent from 
the prior 4-week average. Increases were primarily for South Korea (4,900 
MT), Japan (2,400 MT), Mexico (1,400 MT), Taiwan (1,300 MT, including 100 
MT switched from Hong Kong), and Canada (400 MT). Exports of 13,400 MT 
were up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the 
prior 4-week average. The destinations were primarily to South Korea 
(4,200 MT), Japan (3,000 MT), Hong Kong (1,500 MT), Mexico (1,400 MT), 
and Taiwan (1,100 MT). 

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.