Direct cash cattle trade is off to a typically quiet start to the week.  Buyers and sellers are busy taking inventory.  Bids and asking prices have yet to surface and it’s likely the bulk of the week’s business will hold out until midweek or later.   Last week’s live deals were mostly $140, $3 to $4 higher than the prior week’s weighted averages. Dressed business was at mostly $222, $4 higher than the previous week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. 

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