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Choice boxed beef prices and the finished cattle trade finished higher for week ending January 5, 2013. - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:06:29 CST
In this week's beef report with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office in Amarillo, Texas, the choice cut market ended the week of January 5, 2013 at $194.26 cwt, which was .70 higher than the previous Friday. The total boxed beef volume was 5,731 loads moved.
The general trend in the finished cattle trade was $1.00 higher at mostly $128.00 cwt on a live basis. Dressed deals in the North were mostly $2.00 to $3.00 higher at $205.00 cwt.
The average live weight from the cattle harvested in the Texas Panhandle was 1,282 pounds, a decrease of six pounds from the previous week.
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