At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, supported by the stronger cash trade. December live cattle closed $1.60 higher at $111.92 and February live cattle closed $1.27 higher at $114.72. January feeder cattle closed $.37 higher at $140.27 and March feeder cattle closed $.07 higher at $141.95.
An active Wednesday for direct cash cattle trade. Live deals in the South were $110, that’s $2 higher than last week’s weighted averages.
