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Heavier carcass weights offsetting lower placements

2015-09-26 05:25:00| Beef

High-priced feedlot replacements and relatively cheap feed made feeding cattle for longer periods and to heavier weights a logical strategy. Now, analysts with the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC) say that softer fed cattle prices and increasing packer leverage, as cattle marketing becomes less current, suggests the value of additional pounds and delayed marketing is no longer worth the cost. read more

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