Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. The big feature will be the distribution of the week’s show list. Bitterly cold conditions in some of the major feeding areas are expected to ease by midweek, which is about when this week’s trade could get underway. Last week’s trade in the south was mainly at $156 on the live basis, $1 higher than the previous week’s weighted average, and dressed business in the north was mostly at $248 dressed, steady on the week.

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