Cattle, hog futures lower to start the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business.  June live cattle closed $1.65 lower at $130.52 and August live cattle closed $2.02 lower at $130.37.  August feeder cattle closed $1.20 lower at $165.12 and September feeder cattle closed $1.17 lower at $168.12. 

It was a quiet Tuesday for direct cash cattle trade activity.  Bids and asking prices were slow to surface. 

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