At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day lower following a lower-than-expected export sales report, and feeder cattle were mixed on spread adjustments, with the sharply lower corn helping to limit losses. June live cattle closed $2.20 lower at $120.10 and August live cattle closed $3.82 lower at $121.10. August feeder cattle closed $.30 lower at $157.40 and September feeder cattle closed $.70 lower at $159.10.
Direct cash cattle trade was relatively quiet on Thursday.
