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Choice Boxed Beef prices and the finished cattle traded ended mostly steady for the week ending October 27, 2012. - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:34:30 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 27, 2012 at $196.82 cwt, unchanged from the previous week, after being up to near record levels earlier at mid-week. The choice volume was a little over 800 loads. The total boxed beef volume for all cuts was 6,830 loads, 270 lower than the previous week.
The general trend in the finished cattle trade was mixed last week, anywhere from .50 lower to $1.50 higher, but mostly steady to firm. The live trade in the South was mainly at the $127.00 cwt mark. Dressed deals were mostly steady at $196.00 to $198.00 cwt.
The average live weight from the cattle harvested in the Texas Panhandle was 1,270 pounds which was 7 pounds lower than the previous week.
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