It’s a quiet start to Tuesday for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Bids and asking prices have yet to be established, but packer inquiry is likely to improve as the day progresses.  Significant trade volume should take place midweek or later.  Southern live deals last week were at mostly $136 to $140, steady to $4 higher than the prior week’s weighted averages.  Dressed deals in the North were mostly $230, about $4 higher than the previous week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. 

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