Live Cattle Higher

Live Cattle Futures traded mostly higher Tuesday. April Live Cattle settled at 153.57, up 0.37. June Live cattle settled 145.47 , up 0.50. Tuesday's USDA cattle slaughter was 110,000 head versus a year ago at 118. 000 head. Trading was fairly choppy. Some weakness near the end of the session pressured Cattle off the highs seen at mid-day.