It’s a typically quiet Monday for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Bids and asking prices have yet to surface and significant trade volume will likely be delayed until at least midweek or later.  Last week’s trade kicked off on Tuesday with the bulk of the week’s business taking place on Wednesday. Southern live deals were $118 to $119, about $1 lower than the prior week’s weighted averages.   Northern dressed deals were mostly $190 to $191, roughly $1 to $2 lower than the previous week’s weighted averages basis in Nebraska. 

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