Another light round of direct cash cattle trade is underway.  Live deals in the South are at $135.50 to $136, $.50 to $1 higher than last week’s business.  Asking prices are at $232 plus dressed in the North.  More business is expected to develop over the balance of the week.  So far this week, live deals in the South have been at mostly $135, fully steady with last week’s weighted averages.  Live deals in the North have been at mostly $140, while Northern dressed business, which has been very light so far, has had a range of $225 to $230. 

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