At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, optimistic about this week’s direct business. August live cattle closed $2.60 higher at $212.35 and October live cattle closed $2.67 higher at $210.60. August feeder cattle closed $2.65 higher at $303.98 and September feeder cattle closed $2.72 at $303.15. A light round of direct […]
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