At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher watching corn and direct markets.  October live cattle closed $.42 lower at $183.22 and December lives closed $.07 lower at $187.42.  October feeder cattle closed $.27 higher at $259.15 and November feeders closed $.35 higher at $260.62. 

There was a light direct cash cattle trade that took place throughout the week.  On Friday, live deals in the South were at $180, about $1 to $2 higher than the prior week’s business.    

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