Live Cattle Little Higher

Cattle futures are trading higher Friday morning. August Cattle is trading at 145.72, up 0.50. October Cattle is trading at 146.60, up 0.15 and December Cattle is trading at 148.22, up 0.10. Trading is expected to remain very choppy with possible wide ranges.

On Thursday the USDA reported that weekly U.S. beef export sales were 6,200 tons, versus the four-week average of 11,550. Sales for 2015 are down 9.4 percent versus a year ago.