At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mostly lower ahead of Friday’s On Feed numbers from the USDA. February live cattle closed $.22 lower at $138.32 and April live cattle closed $.17 lower at $143.17. March feeders closed $.67 lower at $164.95 and April feeder cattle closed $.52 lower at $169.52.
It was a relatively quiet Thursday for direct cash cattle trade activity following active days on Tuesday and Wednesday.
