Slaughter cattle set record price, feedlot total drops

Bids for slaughter cattle hit a record $170 per 100 pounds last week amid limited supplies in Kansas, Texas, Nebraska and Colorado, says Beef Today. Cash prices were up $6 per 100 pounds on live cattle. The record was set the day before USDA’s Cattle of Feed report said there are 10.1 million head of cattle in U.S.… » Read More

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