Live cattle futures mixed, feeders higher

Live cattle futures mixed, feeders higher

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed and feeders were up, watching corn and waiting for the week’s direct business to develop. August live was down $.62 at $178.05 and October was $.45 lower at $179.50. August feeders were up $.45 at $244.65 and September was $.82 higher at $248.27.

Direct cash cattle trade ended the day with just a few bids on the table. Asking prices in the South were around $180 to $182, but are still not established in the North.