Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to another quiet start. Bids have yet to surface, however, packer inquiry is expected to improve as the week progresses. Asking prices are around $145 to $146 live in the South, while the North remains slow to do anything. It’s likely significant trade volume will likely be delayed until midweek or later. Today’s Fed Cattle Exchange was a non-starter with 1,687 head offered and none of which sold.
