At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher, feeders were mostly lower watching the week’s direct cash business develop.  August live cattle closed $.20 higher at $134.07 and October live cattle closed $.22 higher at $140.15.  August feeder cattle closed $.02 lower at $171.30 and September feeder cattle closed $.25 lower at $173.35. 

There was a very light direct cash cattle trade reported on Tuesday.  Live deals in Texas were at $136. 

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