At the Chicago

Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower ahead of Friday’s On Feed and

inventory numbers.  Feeder cattle were

mostly lower on the same factors with additional pressure from the day’s firm

move in corn.  August live cattle closed

$.65 lower at $100.85 and October live cattle closed $1.12 lower at

$104.60.  August feeder cattle were $.50

higher at $142.02 and September contracts closed $.10 lower at $143.17. 

All was quiet in cattle country on Thursday. 

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