A quiet start to the day for direct cash cattle trade activity. There has been a light trade in the South so far this week with deals at mostly $138, about $2 lower than last week’s weighted averages. There was some scattered business reported in Nebraska and Iowa at mostly $239, below last week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. Asking prices have been restated around $140 to $142 live in the South and $240-plus dressed in the North.
