Direct cash cattle trade activity is picking up.  Bids are at $128 live across all feeding areas and at $202 dressed, in the North.  Asking prices are around $130 live in the South and $205 dressed in the North.  There was a light trade reported on Tuesday with live deals at $128, $3 higher than last week’s weighted averages in Texas and $2 higher than in Kansas.  Nebraska live business was marked at $130, $3 higher than the previous week’s weighted averages. 

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