It’s a very quiet start for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Most of the week’s business has likely wrapped up, but a little cleanup trade could still be possible.  Deals this week have been marked at mostly $172 live in the South, about $1 lower than the previous week’s weighted averages.  Dressed deals in the North have been at mostly $281, $3 below the prior week’s weighted average basis in Nebraska.  Asking prices for what’s left of showlists are around $175 live in the South and $284 dressed in the North. 

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