Direct cash cattle trade activity is relatively quiet following the light to moderate business that took place on Wednesday.  Bids have surfaced in Nebraska at $172 dressed, while the rest of cattle country remains quiet.  Asking prices are at $112 live in the South and $176 to $178 dressed in the North.  Southern live deals on Wednesday were at $110, that’s steady to weak with the prior week’s weighted averages.  A very light trade was also reported in Nebraska on Wednesday at $109, which was about steady with the previous week’s weighted averages basis. 

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