Feeder cattle futures supported by lower corn trade

Feeder cattle futures supported by lower corn trade

At the Chicago

Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed mostly higher in a narrow

trading range ahead of widespread direct cash business and some spillover

support from the higher move in feeders. 

Feeder cattle closed higher on follow through support and the day’s lower

move in corn.  August live cattle closed

$.25 lower at $104.10 and October live cattle closed $.10 higher at

$105.52.  August feeder cattle closed

$.17 higher at $137.02 and September feeder cattle closed $.92 higher at

$137.62. 

Direct cash cattle trade activity is off to a sluggish start. 

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