At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mixed and feeder cattle were mostly higher watching corn and waiting for direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $.07 higher at $120.25 and October live cattle closed $.50 lower at $125.10. August feeder cattle closed $1.75 higher at $157.37 and September feeder cattle closed $.55 higher at $159.05.
It was a quiet start to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity. Showlists are lower across all major feeding areas.