An active start for direct cash cattle trade.  There’s light to moderate business reported in most areas.  Live deals in the South are at mostly $124, which is steady for Texas and $1 higher than last week’s weighted averages in Kansas.  Northern dressed business is marked at $196, fully steady with the bulk of last week’s business.  Asking prices are firm around $125 to $126 live in the South and $198 plus dressed in the North. 

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