Live Cattle Futures Higher

February live cattle is trading at 113.42, up 0.47 cents/lb. April live cattle is trading at 112.72, up 0.52 cents/lb. Live cattle futures are trading choppy and higher just after the open. Chatter about cash and impacts on consumer demand from frigid temperatures in some part of the nation is making the rounds. Monday's USDA cattle slaughter was 115,000 head versus 111,0000 head a year ago.