Direct cash cattle trade activity is picking up.  Bids are on the table at $112 to $114 live and $180 to $181 dressed.  Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are around $116 live in the South and $185 plus in the North.  There was a light trade that took place on Thursday with Southern live deals marked at $114, that’s fully steady with the previous week’s business.  In the North, the majority of the business was done on a live basis at $113 to $114, that’s also about steady with the prior week. 

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