Cattle futures mixed to end the week

Cattle futures mixed to end the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed adjusting spreads. December live cattle closed $.30 lower at $151.65 and February lives closed $.50 lower at $154.37.  January feeders closed $.20 higher at $179.62 and March feeders closed $.15 lower at $181.62. 

It was a typically quiet Friday for direct cash cattle trade activity. For the week, Southern live deals were marked at mostly $150, fully steady with the prior week’s weighted averages. 

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