Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to its typically quiet start as buyers and sellers are busy readying for the week ahead.  Bids and asking prices have yet to be established.  Significant trade volume will likely hold out until the latter half of the week.  Business last week took place primarily on Thursday and Friday with dressed deals in the North at mostly $292 to $294, $2 to $4 higher than the prior week’s weighted average basis. 

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