At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mostly higher on spread trade and the recent strength in boxed beef prices. February live cattle closed $.20 lower at $116.52 and April live cattle closed $.42 higher at $122.95. January feeder cattle closed $.70 lower at $136.55 and March feeder cattle closed $.30 lower at $143.85.
Direct cash cattle trade activity started the week off quietly. Bids and asking prices were hard to find.
