It’s a quiet start to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Bids and asking prices are slow to surface.  Showlists is week are mixed, higher in Kansas, somewhat lower in Nebraska/Colorado, and lower in Texas.  Look for business to pick up as the week progresses.  Last week, Southern live deals were marked at $145, about $1 higher than the previous week’s weighted averages.  Northern dressed business was at $232, about $2 above the prior week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska. 

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