Direct cash cattle trade is still relatively quiet.  Bids have resurfaced in the North at $292 dressed, but the rest of cattle country has been quiet. In fact, the South has been at a standstill.  Asking prices are around $180 to $182 live in the South and $294 plus dressed in the North.  There has been some scattered business that’s developed throughout the week.  Deals in the North were at mostly $292, about $3 lower than the prior week’s weighted averages. 

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