Direct cash cattle trade has been slow to pick up.  Bids have surfaced at $85 live in the South and $297 to $298 dressed in the North.  That’s still quite a few dollars from current asking prices, which are around $186-plus live in the South and $300 to $302 dressed in the North.  There was some light trade that took place in Kansas at $185 live and a handful of dressed deals in Nebraska at $298, but it certainly wasn’t enough to establish an accurate price trend.

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