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For the Week Ending March 16, the Finished Cattle Market and Boxed Beef Prices Dropped Again - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:24:40 CDT
In this week's beef report, according to Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office in Amarillo, Texas, we saw the choice cut market drop again, down $4.00 for the second week in a row, ending the week on March 16 at $189.91 cwt. The volume was higher by nearly 200 loads of choice cuts.
The packers also cleaned up more inventory than the previous week, but at much lower prices. The finished cattle trade ended the week lower also with Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma all selling at $126 cwt. The average live weight last week was up seven pounds from the previous week.
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Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office in Amarillo, Texas
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