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Choice Boxed Beef prices and the finished cattle trade was a dollar higher for week ending October 5, 2012 - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:10:41 CDT
In this week's beef report with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office in Amarillo, Texas, the choice cut market ended the week of October 5, at $189.99 cwt, trading in a very close range all week. That price was up about one dollar. The up front load was down a little at 974 total loads.
The general trend in the finished cattle trade was mainly one dollar higher last week at mostly $123 to instances of $124.50 cwt.
The harvest weight last week from the Texas Panhandle was 1,277 pounds, seven pounds lower than the previous week.
You can hear Czerwien's complete weekly report by clicking on the listening bar below.
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