Live Cattle Futures Little Higher

April live cattle is trading at 115.72, up 0.37 cents/lb. June live cattle is trading at 105.90,up 0.27 cents/lb Live cattle futures are trading steady to higher just after the open. Tuesday's USDA cattle slaughter was 115,000 head versus 110,000 head a year ago. The USDA cattle slaughter for the week is now 229,000 head versus a year ago at 215,000 head.