It’s a quiet Friday for direct cash cattle trade following back-to-back days of light to moderate business.  The bulk of the week’s business has likely wrapped up, but a little cleanup trade is still possible.  Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are around $142 live in the South and $226 dressed in the North.  Dressed deals this week have ranged from $222 to $227, mostly $224, about $2 to higher than last week’s weighted averages. 

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