At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly lower with boxed beef down at midday, and lower cash business throughout the week. December live cattle closed $.10 lower at $179.32 and February lives closed $1.10 lower at $180.40.  November feeders closed $1.5 5lower at $236.50 and January feeders closed $1.47 lower at $235.07. 

There was another light round of direct cash cattle business on Thursday.  Live deals in the North ranged from $183 to $185. 

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