Negotiated cash fed cattle trade was undeveloped through Wednesday afternoon.
There were 542 head offered in the weekly Fed Cattle Exchange auction, and no takers.
Except for spot Feeder Cattle, Cattle futures ended up little changed, despite a fair bit of pressure for much of the session.
Other than an average of 21¢ lower in the back two contracts, Live Cattle futures closed an average of 25¢ higher.
Except for 97¢ lower in spot Jan and 5¢ lower in Mar, Feeder Cattle futures closed an average of 27¢ higher.
Corn futures closed 1¢ to 2¢ higher.
Except for 1¢ higher in the front three contracts, Soybean futures closed mostly unchanged to fractionally lower.
Wholesale beef values were weak on Choice and higher on Select with light to moderate demand and offerings, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Choice boxed beef cutout value was 28¢ lower Wednesday afternoon at $211.93/cwt. Select was $1.07 higher at $206.94.
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