Cattle futures start the week lower following Friday’s On Feed report

Cattle futures start the week lower following Friday’s On Feed report

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business as markets continued to digest Friday’s On Feed report.  April live cattle closed $1.30 lower at $186.20 and June live cattle closed $1.30 lower at $181.60.  April feeder cattle closed $1.05 lower at $250.45 and May feeders closed $1.15 lower at $252.62.

Direct cash cattle trade activity started the week in its typically quiet fashion.