At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed ahead of the week’s direct cash business. June live cattle closed $1.27 lower at $115.30 and August live cattle closed $.28 lower at $118.35. May feeder cattle closed $.55 lower at $133.05 and August feeder cattle closed $.05 higher at $146.80.
It was a typically quiet Monday for direct cash cattle trade activity. Show lists are mixed — somewhat higher in Texas, higher in Kansas, and slightly lower in Nebraska/Colorado.