Cattle, hog futures mixed to end the week

Cattle, hog futures mixed to end the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed, mostly higher adjusting spreads.  February live cattle closed $.97 higher at $137.97 and April live cattle closed $1.15 higher at $142.12.  March feeders were $.35 lower at $166.37 and April feeder cattle were $.12 lower at $170.35. 

It was a relatively quiet end to the week for direct cash cattle trade.  A few scattered deals were reported Friday afternoon at $135 live and $218 to $220 dressed.