Hog future mostly higher heading into Friday

Hog future mostly higher heading into Friday

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were up, and feeders were mixed, watching direct business unfold. April live cattle closed $1.60 higher at $185.60 and June lives closed $.75 higher at $181.87.  March feeders closed $.87 higher at $247.10 and April feeders closed $.62 higher at $250.22. 

There was another active day of direct cash cattle business on Thursday.  Dressed deals in Nebraska were at $287 to $288, steady to $1 lower than the previous week’s weighted averages. 

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