It’s a typically quiet Monday for direct cash cattle trade activity as both buyers and sellers are busy taking inventory.  Bids and asking prices have yet to surface, but the recent strength in the market sets up another week of strong business.  Significant trade volume will likely develop midweek or later.  Deals last week had a range of $153.50 to $155, mostly $155 live in the South, about steady with the prior week’s weighted averages. 

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