Cattle, hog futures higher to end the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher supported by the sharply higher direct business during the week.  June lives closed $1.52 higher at $176.42 and August live cattle closed $.52 higher at $172.90.  August feeder cattle closed $.25 higher at $241.90 and September feeders closed $.05 higher at $245.00.

It was a quiet end to the week for direct cash cattle trade following the very active day on Thursday which resulted in sharply higher prices. 

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