Direct cash cattle trade activity is quiet on this Friday. A little cleanup trade could take place before the end of the day, but the bulk of the week’s business has wrapped up. For the week, Southern live deals ranged from $136 to $138, mostly $138, $2 lower than the previous week’s weighted averages. Northern dressed deals ranged from $223 to $228, mostly $226, $3 lower than the prior week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska.
