VOLUME USDA TOTAL RANGE

KANSAS
CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD 39 WEEK TO DATE: 504
STEERS LIVE FOB
3 370.00- 370.00
STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
No reportable trade
HEIFERS LIVE FOB
No reportable trade
HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
No reportable trade

NEBRASKA
CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD 15,821 WEEK TO DATE: 16,161
STEERS LIVE FOB
1,82 235.00- 235.00
STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
8,01 370.00- 375.00
STEERS DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade
HEIFERS LIVE FOB
52 235.00- 235.00
HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
2,46 370.00- 375.00
HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade

IOWA\MINNESOTA
CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TOD 6,042 WEEK TO DATE: 7,215
STEERS LIVE FOB
2,60 235.00- 236.00
STEERS DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade
HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
59 365.00'-370.00
HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
No reportable trade

COMMENTS: Some light cash cattle trade developed throughout the day in the
North at $370 which is $3.00 higher than last weeks weighted average. Bids
were offered throughout the day in the South at $230 to $235 but Southern
feedlot managers continue to hold out for better money.

5 Area Daily Weighted Average
8/5 AverageAverage
Steers Live FOB Price Weight
Total All Grades 864 1,597

By-Product Drop Value
8/5 EstimatChange
HIDE & OFFAL: 13.93 unch

BEEF CARCASS EQUIVALENT INDEX
(600-900#) 8/5 CHOICE Change SELECT Change # HEAD
AVG INDEX $352.70 -0.62 $333.28 1.00
LIVE BASED $349.43 $330.50 21,477
BOX BASED $355.97 $336.06 39,360
Live-Box Spread -$6.54 -$5.56

DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT AND BOXED BEEF CUTS.
BEEF CUTOUT 8/5 CHOICE SELECT
(600-900#) $367.97 -1.68 $348.06 1.56
CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD$19.91 LOADS: 109
CH CUTSSEL CUTS TRIM GROUND
LOADS: 65.91 1802 9.21 15.52

MONDAYS:
COMPREHENSIVE WKLY CUTOUT VAL: WK EN 7/31 $356.81

5-DAY ROLLING CUTTER COW CUTOUT
8/5 Value Change
CUTTER 90% 350# UP C/O:$354.07 0.59

NATL BONELESS BEEF TRIM: 8/5
loads 12.65 / not fully established
90 % TRIM ld:
loads WT AVG: / firm to higher

Kill Wtd Avg
FI SLAUGHTER (KILL) Wed 110 200
8/5 Prev Wk 106 198
Yr AGO 116 218