At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher supported by higher boxed beef prices.  August live cattle closed $.05 higher at $122.12 and October live cattle closed $.07 higher at $127.27.  August feeder cattle closed $.07 higher at $158.25 and September feeder cattle closed $.17 higher at $161.97. 

Direct cash cattle trade activity started the week quietly.  Showlists this week are higher in Nebraska/Colorado, somewhat smaller in Kansas, and lower in Texas. 

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