1.   Cattle futures were little changed after meatpackers this week bought large numbers of animals, fulfilling their needs for the coming days.

2.   In CHICAGO, cattle futures were little changed after meatpackers this week bought large numbers of animals, fulfilling their needs for the coming days.

3.   Last week, meatpackers bought all of the market-ready cattle from feedlots and livestock auctions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

4.   Last week, meatpackers bought all the market-ready cattle offered at livestock auctions and by feedlots, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

5.   Meatpackers buy animals less aggressively when beef demand falls, traders said.

6.   Meatpackers bought supplies as wholesale beef prices surged.