At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day mostly lower and feeder cattle were lower on profit taking and the less than stellar export sales report. August live cattle closed $.32 higher at $102.62 and October live cattle closed $.47 lower at $106.87. August feeder cattle closed $1.32 lower at $143.47 and September feeder cattle closed $.60 lower at $145.87.
A light to moderate direct cash cattle trade took place on Thursday.
