At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher and feeders closed lower, watching corn and the direct markets. August live cattle closed $.60 higher at $119.82 and October live cattle closed $.22 higher at $125.80. August feeder cattle closed $1.02 lower at $158.15 and September feeder cattle closed $.82 lower at $161.
A slow start to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity. Bids and asking prices have yet to be established.
