It’s a quiet start to the day for direct cash cattle trade activity.  No bids have been renewed yet.  Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are around $138 live in the South and $220 dressed in the North.  While the bulk of the week’s business has likely wrapped up, there could be some additional business trickle in before the end of the day Friday.  So far this week dressed deals in the North have been at mostly $218, fully steady with last week’s weighted averages. 

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