Most-active August live cattle futures settled down 4.500 cents at 212.450 cents per pound. CME August feeder cattle futures closed Friday down 4.825 cents at 306.425 cents per pound. Firm cash cattle markets, tight US cattle supplies and historically high wholesale beef prices propelled cattle futures higher this week. Beef demand typically reaches a seasonal top around the Father's Day and Fourth of July holidays, analysts said. CME hog futures ended mixed, holding near life-of-contract highs set this week as robust cash hog markets and wholesale pork prices continued to underpin the market.