At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on the drop in cash and wholesale business. February live cattle closed $1.80 lower at $197.75 and April lives closed $2.27 lower at $194.25. March feeder cattle closed $1.62 lower at $266.35 and April feeders closed $1.55 lower at $266.42. There was a light, […]
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