At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of the week’s direct business.  April live cattle closed $.52 lower at $164.07 and June live cattle closed $.47 lower at $159.72.  March feeder cattle closed $1.10 lower at $186.22 and April feeder cattle closed $.55 lower at $190.66. 

There was light direct cash cattle trade reported in multiple feeding areas.  Live deals in Kansas were marked at $161, $1 higher than last week’s weighted averages. 

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