At the Chicago

Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day lower, pressured by the continued

slide in wholesale values.  Feeder cattle

were lower on the same factors.  August

live cattle closed $.85 lower at $98.80 and October live cattle closed $1.10

lower at $103.10.  August feeder cattle

closed $.32 lower at $136.72 and September feeder cattle closed $.60 lower at

$137.47. 

A light direct cash cattle trade took place in the South on Tuesday. 

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