At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher and feeders led the way higher on the sharply lower move in corn. August lives closed $.40 higher at $132.57 and October lives closed $.12 lower at $138.77. August feeder cattle closed $2.87 higher at $173.60 and September feeders closed $2.45 higher at $176.22.
It was a relatively quiet Thursday for direct cash cattle business following a fairly active day on Wednesday.