Trading was quiet to start the week with no activity reported. 

Cattle slaughter finished last week at 640,000 head, down 2 percent from a year ago and up 1 percent relative to the year prior. Slaughter is forecast to move lower over the next six weeks. This week, slaughter is projected out at 645,000 head, down 2 percent from last year. Over the next six weeks, slaughter is forecast at an average…