At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher waiting for direct business to develop and feeders were lower on the higher move in corn. October live was up $.07 at $145.75 and December was $.37 higher at $151.35. September feeders were $1.47 lower at $181.52 and October was down $2.45 at $183.12.
Direct cash markets were at a standstill. Bids and asking prices were not established, with widespread trade expected to wait until at least Wednesday.
