Cattle, hog futures mixed at midweek

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeder cattle were higher watching corn and direct cash business develop.  April live cattle closed $.42 lower at $140.10 and June live cattle closed $.55 lower at $136.50.  April feeder cattle closed $3.20 higher at $163 and May feeder cattle closed $2.75 higher at $168. 

It was an active Wednesday for direct cash cattle trade.  Live deals across all areas were marked at $140, $2 lower than last week’s weighted averages. 

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