At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the lower boxed beef, watching direct business develop. August live cattle closed $2.32 lower at $184.80 and October live cattle closed $2.95 lower at $183.72. August feeder cattle closed $4.10 lower at $253.15 and September feeder cattle closed $5.30 lower at […]
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