Direct cash cattle trade activity has been quiet through midday.  Bids remain elusive.  Asking prices have been noted around $105 to $107 live in the South, while those have yet to surface in the North.  Significant trade volume will likely be delayed until midweek or later. 

Boxed beef is mixed at midday on moderate demand for moderate offerings.  Choice is $.50 lower at $216.71 and Select is $.30 higher at $208.06.  The Choice/Select spread is $8.65. 

At the Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri, compared to two weeks ago, steers under 450 pounds were steady to $3 higher and 450 to 700 pounds were steady to $3 lower.

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