Friday is off to a slow start for direct cash cattle trade activity following the light to moderate business that took place on Thursday.  No bids have surfaced and asking prices for what’s left on showlists is around $186-plus live in the South and $295-plus dressed in the North.  While some cleanup trade could take place over the course of the day, it’s likely the bulk of the week’s business has wrapped up. Northern dressed deals were marked at mostly $294, about $2 higher than the prior week’s weighted averages. 

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