Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures ended the session mostly lower, waiting for bids and asking prices to surface at the major direct markets. August live was down $.42 at $178.45 and October was $.10 lower at $180.80. August feeders were $.17 lower at $256.02 and September was down $.27 at $257.60.
Cash cattle country was quiet on Tuesday with bids and asking prices still not established. Any significant trade volume is likely to be delayed until Thursday or Friday.
