Direct cash cattle business is light. Sales are reported at $183 on the live basis in Texas and western Nebraska, steady with the weighted averages from both Wednesday and last week. Asking prices are $184+ live with bids at $290 dressed. Light activity in Kansas Wednesday was at $182 to mostly $183 live. Beef export sales of 12,200 tons were down 3% on the week and 26% from the four-week average, mainly to Japan and South Korea.
