Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to a quiet start again today. Bids have yet to surface. A few asking prices have been floated around $125 plus live in the South, while the North remains quiet. It’s likely significant trade volume will be delayed until midweek or later.
Boxed beef is mixed at midday on light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Choice is $1.60 lower at $269.81 and Select is $.74 higher at $266.90.
