Cattle futures sink on sharp cash market decline; hogs end mixed

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower, with most months down sharply, pressured by the week’s drop in direct cash prices. August live cattle were down $2.65 at $224.42 and October was $2.57 lower at $220.70. August feeders were $.65 lower at $345.95 and September was down $1.00 at $339.35. Direct cash […]

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