The country is very quiet this morning with the bulk of business done for the week. Asking prices for the few cattle left on showlists are around $165-plus in the South, and $265-plus in the North. Beef cutouts are expected to be lower with light to moderate box movement. The majority of cash cattle trade this week has been at mostly $164 on a live basis and $264 dressed, both about $1 lower than last week’s weighted averages.

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