Direct cash cattle trade activity was quiet at the end of the week.  The bulk of the week’s business has likely wrapped up, however, a little cleanup trade is possible.  Asking prices for cattle left on showlists are around $139 to $140 live in the South and $224 to $225 dressed in the North.  Deals for the week have been at mostly $138 live, fully steady with the previous week’s weighted averages.  Northern dressed trade has been at mostly $222, also about steady with the previous week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. 

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