Cattle futures lower, waiting on direct business

Cattle futures lower, waiting on direct business

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, waiting for direct business to develop and Friday’s On Feed numbers. April live cattle closed $.25 lower at $187.80 and June lives closed $.22 lower at $184.77.  April feeder cattle closed $.15 lower at $254.92 and May feeder cattle closed $.12 lower at $258.80. 

Direct cash cattle trade has been slow to develop this week. Bids surfaced at $186 live in Kansas.