Direct cash cattle trade is at a standstill with the bulk of the week’s business wrapped up.  Southern live deals for the week were at $140, fully steady with last week’s business.  Northern dressed deals were at mostly $232, about $2 higher than the bulk of last week’s business. 

Boxed beef is lower at midday on light demand for moderate offerings.  Choice is $1.11 lower at $261.49 and Select is $2.08 lower at $248.98.  The Choice/Select spread is $12.51. 

At the Mobridge Livestock Auction in South Dakota, there was a large offering featuring many packages and a handful of loads of fall calves, as well as loads and packages of home-raised and backgrounded yearlings, including a string of backgrounded steers. 

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