Direct cash cattle trade is off to a quiet start to the week.  Showlists are mixed, higher in Texas, somewhat lower in Kansas, and lower in Nebraska/Colorado.  Some early asking prices are at $144 to $145 live in the South, while the North has been quiet.  It’s likely significant trade volume will be delayed until midweek or later.  Deals last week were at $142, generally $2 higher than the previous week’s weighted averages.  Northern dressed business was at mostly $226, about $2 higher than the prior week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. 

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