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Choice Boxed Beef prices rose slightly while the finish cattle trade was higher for week ending August 3, 2012 - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:58:57 CDT
In this week's beef report with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office in Amarillo, Texas, we saw the choice cut market end the week of August 3, 2012, rose a little over a dollar to $178.14 last Friday. The volume continues to be a little over a thousand loads a week. The total boxed beef volume for all cuts, trims and grinds was 7,323 loads, a slight increase from the previous week.
The general trend in the finished cattle trade was $3.00 to $5.00 higher last week. Most of the live business was at the $118 cwt mark with dressed sales in the North at $184 to $185 cwt.
The harvest weights have begun to plateau with the influence of high grain prices and hot temperatures show impact on the weight gains.
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