Cash Cattle Trade Slows Down Ahead of Labor Day

Packers will have larger show lists next week, which doesn’t bode well for near term cash improvement.

Live cattle futures showed improvement this week, however, the market was still down slightly from the previous week. There was light packer demand ahead of the long weekend. Packers will have larger show lists next week, which doesn’t bode well for near term cash improvement.

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