At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower, pressured by the broader markets and the weakness in boxed beef during the session. August live cattle closed $2.32 lower at $133.87 and October live cattle closed $2.05 lower at $139.92. August feeder cattle closed $3.15 lower at $171.32 and September feeder cattle closed $2.45 lower at $173.60.
It was a quiet start to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity.
