At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher, supported by stronger boxed beef prices during the session. October live cattle closed $.97 higher at $125.75 and December live cattle closed $1.30 higher at $130.30. October feeder cattle closed $.77 higher at $158.42 and November feeder cattle closed $1.17 higher at $162.15.
It was a relatively quiet day for direct cash cattle trade activity. Bids surfaced at $124 live and $196 dressed.
