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Choice boxed beef prices ended last week $4.40 lower and the finished cattle trade was mostly $1.00 to $3.00 lower for week ending January 19, 2013. - Audio with Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News Office, Amarillo, Texas
Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:31:32 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 19, 2013 at $189.84 which was $4.40 lower than the previous week. The total boxed beef volume last week was 6,680 loads, 263 loads lower than the previous week continuing a downtrend.
The general trend in the finished cattle trade was mostly $1 to $3.00 lower with live sales at $123 to $125.00 cwt and dressed sales were $4 to $7.00 lower at $198.00 cwt.
The average live weight from the cattle harvested in the Texas Panhandle was 1,282 pounds and increase of four pounds from last week.
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