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Livestock Marketing Information Center. The Range Beef Cow Symposium XVIII The Cattle Markets. Jim Robb Director. Why Were Fed Cattle Prices $33 per Cwt. Above A Year Ago in October?. Beef Supply (Production) Declined 12 Percent 2. Beef Demand Improved
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Livestock Marketing Information Center The Range Beef Cow Symposium XVIII The Cattle Markets Jim Robb Director
Why Were Fed Cattle Prices $33 per Cwt. Above A Year Ago in October? • Beef Supply (Production) Declined 12 Percent • 2. Beef Demand Improved • 3. Live-to-Retail Margin Declined • Live-to-Cutout (Packer) Up • Cutout-to-Retail (Retailer) Down Sharply • 4. Byproduct (Drop) Value Was Up $18 to $24 per cwt.
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CHANGE IN BEEF COW NUMBERSJULY 1, 2002 TO JULY 1, 2003(1000 Head) Other States US Total