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Choice Boxed Beef prices held mostly steady and the finished cattle trade one to two dollars higher with the previous week - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:38:40 CDT
In this week's beef report with according to Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office in Amarillo, Texas, we saw the choice cut market end the week June 9, 2012,
was $196.94 cwt, which was only .25 lower comparied to the previous Friday. During the post-holiday week, the spot load for the choice cuts was 1,161. The total volume for all cuts was 7,438 loads as retailers began restocking shelves after the Memorial Day holiday.
The general trend in the finished cattle trade was $1.00 higher with instances of $2.00 higher than the previous week, with live sales in Texas and Kansas selling at $122.00 cwt and $123 to $124 in Nebraska. Dressed sales were $195 to $196 cwt.
The average live weight from the Texas Panhandle was 1,245 pounds, nine pounds heavier than a week ago. The average live weight continues to increase.
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