It’s a quiet start to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Buyers and sellers are taking inventory.  Bids and asking prices have yet to surface and it’s likely significant trade volume will be delayed until at least mid-week or later.  Trade last week began on Wednesday in the South with a full range of $103 to $105, mostly at $103 to $103.50, about $2 higher than the prior week’s weighted averages.  Northern dressed trade took place on Thursday, with a little cleanup trade on Friday, and had a full range of $162 to $165, mostly at $163, generally $2 higher than the prior week’s weighted averages basis in Nebraska. 

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