Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to a typically quiet start for this Monday. Bids and asking prices have yet to be established as buyers and sellers are preparing for the week’s business.  If trade follows the pattern of recent weeks, it is very likely significant volume will hold out until sometime Thursday or Friday.  Business last week saw significant declines in all parts of cattle country.  Live deals in the South had a range of $178 to $181, mostly $180 to $181, $4 to $5 below the prior week’s business. 

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