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		<submissionType>SCHEDULE 13G</submissionType>
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			<securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
			<eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>09/30/2024</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
			<issuerInfo>
				<issuerCik>0000018255</issuerCik>
				<issuerName>CATO CORP</issuerName>
				<issuerCusip>149205106</issuerCusip>
				<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
					<n1:street1>8100 Denmark Road</n1:street1>
					<n1:city>Charlotte</n1:city>
					<n1:stateOrCountry>NC</n1:stateOrCountry>
					<n1:zipCode>28273</n1:zipCode>
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			<designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
				<designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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			<reportingPersonName>Aldebaran Capital, LLC</reportingPersonName>
			<citizenshipOrOrganization>IN</citizenshipOrOrganization>
			<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
				<soleVotingPower>1123131</soleVotingPower>
				<sharedVotingPower>0</sharedVotingPower>
				<soleDispositivePower>1123131</soleDispositivePower>
				<sharedDispositivePower>0</sharedDispositivePower>
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			<reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>1123131</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
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			<comments>Aldebaran Capital, LLC possesses voting power and investment power over its advisory client accounts and may be deemed to be beneficial owner of the securities listed in Item 4. However, being that the securities in Item 4 are held in individual client accounts, the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that Aldebaran Capital, LLC for the purposes of sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is the beneficial owner of the securities covered by this statement.</comments>
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				<issuerName>CATO CORP</issuerName>
				<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte, NC 28273</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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				<filingPersonName>Aldebaran Capital, LLC</filingPersonName>
				<principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>10293 N. Meridian St., Ste. 300
Carmel, IN 46290</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
				<citizenship>State of Indiana</citizenship>
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				<typeOfPersonFiling>IA</typeOfPersonFiling>
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				<amountBeneficiallyOwned>1,123,131</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
				<classPercent>5.97</classPercent>
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					<solePowerOrDirectToVote>1,123,131</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
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					<solePowerOrDirectToDispose>1,123,131</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
					<sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>0</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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				<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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				<notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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				<certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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			<reportingPersonName>Aldebaran Capital, LLC</reportingPersonName>
			<signatureDetails>
				<signature>Kenneth R. Skarbeck</signature>
				<title>President</title>
				<date>11/08/2024</date>
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