Cattle futures finish the week mixed

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day mixed, adjusting spreads.  June live cattle closed $.27 lower at $133.82 and August live cattle closed $.25 lower at $135.85.  May feeder cattle closed $.10 lower at $159.37 and August feeder cattle closed $.72 lower at $173.55. 

It was a quiet end to the week for direct cash cattle trade activity following several days of light to moderate business.  Deals for the week were at mostly $138 live, fully steady with the previous week’s weighted averages. 

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