At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower, pressured by the lower boxed beef prices during the session. August live cattle closed $.95 lower at $120.17 and October live cattle closed $.92 lower at $125.60. August feeder cattle closed $1.75 lower at $155.62 and September feeder cattle closed $.72 lower at $158.50.
A quiet end to the week for direct cash cattle trade with just a little scattered dressed trade reported at $196 in Nebraska.