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Yearling cattle fade market pressure
2016-04-09 03:06:00| Beef
Yearling cattle continued to sell at steady to firm prices this week, according to the Agricultural Marketing Service. Calves, on the other hand, traded steady to $5 per cwt lower as the increasing volume of the new-crop variety enables buyers to get choosier. Many markets noted exceptional demand for high-quality replacement females, in many cases driving the market for heavy yearling heifers and forcing order buyers to dig a little deeper if they wanted to own any, AMS analysts say. read more
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