1.   Cattle rose amid growing retail demand for beef at a time when immediate supplies are tight.

2.   Cattle rose for a fourth day amid expectations for rising beef demand.

3.   Cattle rose to its highest price in almost four weeks amid expectations that rising retail demand will lead meatpackers to increase their purchases.

4.   Cattle also rose.

5.   Cattle could rise Monday after the government said the number of cattle sold for slaughter in December exceeded expectations, leaving fewer animals for slaughter in coming weeks.

6.   Cattle rose on concern that frigid weather in the Plains states will reduce the size of the herd just as a seasonal increase in beef demand arrives.

7.   Cattle rose on speculation that retailers would start to feature beef after Easter, traders said.

8.   Cattle rose after the government said feedlots last month sold more animals than expected, reducing supplies of slaughter-ready cattle.

9.   Cattle could rise as ranchers take advantage of a recent drop in corn prices to expand their herd, keeping animals off the market in the nearby months.

10.   Cattle rose on concern that frigid weather in the Plains states will reduce the size of the herd as a seasonal increase in beef demand arrives.