1.   He also ordered the government to buy more school lunch beef to bolster cattle prices, now plummeting because of a drought.

2.   Although the Texas cattlemen were never mentioned in the broadcast, they still suffered damages when cattle prices dropped in the two days after the show, Coyne said.

3.   And the cattle prices are way down.

4.   At the time, association officers reported that demand among thieves was rising as cattle prices were peaking at record highs.

5.   BEEF PRODUCERS OFFERED A HAND Beef producers were offered government help from the economic blow caused by a spring drought and slumping cattle prices.

6.   -- Dennis Smith, analyst with LFG, a futures brokerage in Chicago, as cattle prices rose after a surge in sales during the Labor Day weekend.

7.   A USDA report yesterday helped push cattle futures prices higher today, traders said.

8.   But consumers are seeing some effects of slumping cattle prices.

9.   Cattle prices are up.

10.   Cattle prices could rise again in the coming days in anticipation of the warm-weather grilling season, a peak period for beef demand.