At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher with feeders leading the way on the drop in corn. August live cattle closed $2.67 higher at $177.17 and October lives closed $1.87 higher at $179.55. August feeders closed $5.20 higher at $247.57 and September feeders closed $5.02 higher at $250.82.
There was another light round of direct cash cattle business on Friday. Deals in Nebraska were at $182 to $183 live and $288 to $290 dressed.
