At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were up, feeders were mixed, waiting for the rest of the week’s direct business to develop. October live cattle closed $.97 higher at $231.15 and December live cattle closed $1.50 higher at $232.67. October feeder cattle closed $.47 higher at $350.40 and November feeder cattle closed $.60 lower […]
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