Another quiet start to the day for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Packer inquiry has been limited and bids are hard to come by.  Asking prices have surfaced in the South at $157-plus live, while nothing has come out of the North.  Look for business to pick up as the week progresses. 

Boxed beef is lower at midday on light demand for light offerings.  Choice is $2.69 lower at $247.24 and Select is $1.47 lower at $223.09.  The Choice/Select spread is $24.15. 

At the Tri-State Livestock Auction in Nebraska, compared to last week steers were steady to $6 higher and heifers were steady. 

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