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Choice Boxed Beef prices and the finished cattle traded ended higher for the week of October 20, 2012. - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:50:32 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 20, 2012 at $196.68 cwt, which was up $5.00 from the previous week. The total boxed beef volume was 7,100 loads, 150 loads less than a week ago.
The general trend in the finished cattle trade was $1.50 to $2.50 higher with most of the sales in the South $2.00 to $2.50 higher at $127.00 cwt to $127.50 cwt.
Dressed deals in the North were mostly $197.00 cwt to $198.00 cwt.
The average live weight from the cattle harvested in the Texas Panhandle was 1,277 pounds, which was six pounds higher than the previous week.
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