Direct cash cattle trade activity is quiet and it looks like business is essentially done for the week.  There could be a few scattered deals develop before the end of the day.  Asking prices for the cattle left on showlists are around $140 live in the South and $222 dressed in the North.  Deals this week have been marked at $138 live, fully steady with last week’s business.  Dressed deals were at $220, steady to $1 lower than last week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. 

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