Direct cash cattle trade activity is picking up.  Bids have been floated at $153 to $154 live and $248 dressed.  Asking prices are around $157 plus live in the South and $250 plus dressed in the North.  Look for additional business to develop over the balance of the day.  There was a light to moderate trade that took place in the North on Thursday with deals marked at mostly $248, fully steady with the prior week’s weighted averages. 

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