Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower, pressured by fund selling and the recent trend in boxed beef. October live was down $.32 at $123.42 and December was $.57 lower at $128.22. September feeders were down $1.50 at $154.25 and October was $1.52 lower at $157.72.
It was a slow Friday for cash cattle trade. Asking prices for cattle left on showlists were around $124 to $125 in the South and $204 dressed in the North.
