A quiet start to this Friday for direct cash cattle trade activity following the light to moderate business that took place on Thursday.  Some scattered trade is expected to develop at some point today, but it’s been slow to develop.  Asking prices are at $142 live in the South and $224 dressed in the North.  Deals this week have been at mostly $138 live, fully steady with last week’s business and dressed deals in the North have been at mostly $221, $1 higher than last week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. 

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