At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day lower on profit-taking.  Feeders had additional pressure from the higher move in corn.  December live cattle closed $.82 lower at $153.30 and February lives closed $.27 lower at $156.70.  November feeders closed $1.22 lower at $177.92 and January feeders closed $1.70 lower at $180.25 

Another quiet day for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Asking prices were around $151 to $152 live in the South, while the North remained quiet. 

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