Direct cash cattle trade is off to a slow start flowing the light to moderate trade that’s taken place this week.  Bids have surfaced in Nebraska at $119 live.  Asking prices are around $120 plus live in the South and $192 dressed in the North.  Deals this week have ranged from $119 to $120 live and mostly $191 dressed in the North.  Those are about steady to slightly higher than last week’s weighted averages.  Trade volumes so far this week are light in some areas, so additional business is expected to still develop.

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