Cattle futures mixed heading into the weekend

Cattle futures mixed heading into the weekend

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed, adjusting spreads, and feeders were lower on the modestly higher move in corn. December live was up $.17 at $148.05 and February was $.12 higher at $148.05. November feeders were down $.80 at $175.62 and January was $1.25 lower at $176.60.

Direct cash cattle trade ended the week quiet.  Southern live deals were marked at mostly $144, $1 higher than the previous week’s weighted averages.

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