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Increased feedlot placements and marketings will continue

2016-03-26 02:35:00| Beef

An extra day in February this year contributed to higher year to year feedlot placements. Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University also points out placements last year were 5% less than the 5-year average. Nevertheless, Peel explains, it was the first significant year-over-year increase in placements in two years. "Larger feeder cattle supplies mean that more cattle will be coming to feedlots and increased year-over-year placements will likely be the expectation for many months to come, Peel says. read more

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