Cash cattle business is quiet at midday. Early asking prices are $139 to $140 in the South but aren’t established yet in the North. Trade could run into a ‘hurry up and wait’ situation watching severe winter weather move across parts of the country.
At the Callaway Livestock Center in Kingdom City, Missouri, compared to last week, a light test of steers sold unevenly steady. Steers 500 to 600 pounds were firm to $5 higher, steers 600 to 700 pounds sold $6 to $12 higher.
