Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower with boxed beef down at midday, waiting for the week’s direct business. August live was down $.57 at $177.87 and October was $.50 lower at $180.30. August feeders were $1.20 lower at $254.82 and September was down $1.40 at $256.20.
Cash cattle country was quiet Wednesday afternoon with asking prices around $305 to $306 in the North, but still not established in the South.
