Cattle futures higher, lean hogs lower

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were up and feeders closed higher, supported by the week’s direct cash cattle business. Weekly beef export sales were up on the week and larger than average. June live was up $1.20 at $167.30 and August was $.65 higher at $164.77. August feeders were $.17 higher at $234.70 and September was up $.45 at $238.07.

A few scattered bids were left on the table in Nebraska Thursday, but there were no takers.

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