Live cattle futures higher heading into holiday break

Live cattle futures higher heading into holiday break

At the Chicago

Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were due for a bounce with additional

support from the steady to higher cash trade ahead of the holiday break.  Feeder cattle futures closed lower on profit

taking and the days surge in corn.  August

live cattle closed $1.35 higher at $105.45 and October live cattle closed $.95

higher at $106.30.  August feeder cattle

closed $1.80 lower at $136.57 and September feeder cattle closed $1.87 lower at

$136.95. 

A light to moderate trade has developed across much of cattle country. 

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