At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day lower on profit-taking and the lack of follow-through interest after the higher start. December live cattle closed $1.17 lower at $136.95 and February live cattle closed $1.90 lower at $139.30. January feeder cattle closed $1.42 lower at $165.72 and March feeder cattle closed $1.42 lower at $166.55.
A quiet start to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity. Showlists this week are larger in Nebraska/Colorado and Kansas, but nearly steady in Texas.
