1.   Beef eaters should prepare to fire up their barbecues asbgovernment reports indicate ample beef supplies will push prices down just in time for the warm-weather grilling season.

2.   Cattle held steady amid expectations that ample beef supplies are likely to compensate for any loss from a winter storm in the Midwest.

3.   For consumers, ample beef supplies will begin to show up at the meat counter shortly.

4.   Since it takes feedlot operators about four months to raise cattle to market weight, the higher feedlot figures for June suggest ample beef supplies in the months ahead.

5.   Such an increase would result in ample beef supplies in August as the animals reach market weight.

6.   That would point to ample beef supplies and lower prices in the coming months.

7.   The increased numbers assure ample beef supplies down the road.

8.   The increase in placements suggests ample beef supplies this spring and summer.

9.   The increase promises consumers ample beef supplies through the end of this year.

10.   The increase ensures ample beef supplies through September.