At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeders were mixed on spread adjustments, watching corn with the mixed midday boxed beef prices. December lean hogs closed $.20 higher at $138.10 and February live cattle closed $.32 higher at $141.20. January feeder cattle closed $.22 higher at $167.15 and March feeders closed $.07 higher at $167.97.
Direct cash cattle trade finished the holiday-shortened week quietly after the active trading day on Wednesday.
