Cattle futures mostly higher heading into midweek

Cattle futures mostly higher heading into midweek

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher, waiting for the week’s direct business to develop.  February live cattle closed $.82 higher at $170.77 and April lives closed $.57 higher at $173.60.  March feeder cattle closed $.20 lower at $224.87 and April feeder cattle closed $.25 higher at $230.35. 

It was another quiet day for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Bids and asking prices didn’t surface.  Weather was definitely a factor in Tuesday’s business.