>Gloomy weather didn’t dampen the optimism in cattle country as higher cash prices were the norm. Steer and heifer calves sold steady to $5 per cwt higher in the Plains, and notably steady to $3 lower in the Southeast. Yearling steers and heifers sold at auction steady to $3 per cwt higher. USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reporters called demand “good to very good in many locations nationwide this week in spite of trying weather and conditions through the center part of the country.” Read more at Drovers CattleNetwork…