Fed cattle from steady to up US$/cwt 2

Fed cattle trading this past week occurred early in the south where packers were able to purchase cattle at steady to US$/cwt 2 higher prices. Sales in Texas and Kansas were mainly US$/cwt 218-220. Kansas is proving to be an important swing state allowing Nebraska and Colorado plants to buy across the state line. Trade in the north was late in the week with sales at US$/cwt 225 to 228 live and US$/cwt 355 to 360 dressed, The AG Center reported.