At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day mostly higher and feeders were mixed watching direct business develop. February live cattle closed $.80 lower at $115.32 and April live cattle closed $.42 higher at $123.12. March feeder cattle closed $.35 lower at $139.15 and April feeder cattle closed $.12 lower at $143.37.
Another round of light direct cash cattle trade took place on Thursday. Live deals in the South were at $114, fully steady with Wednesday’s business and $1 higher than last week’s weighted averages.
