National Ag News

This week’s cattle showlists were distributed on Monday and the new offering appears to be mixed, larger in the South and smaller in the North. Overall ready numbers look somewhat larger than last week. Early guesses are that the initial asking prices will be around 130.00 plus in the South and 212.00 to 214.00 in the North. After last week’s only moderate cattle trade packers could be short bought by Wednesday or Thursday. The kill was estimated at 116,000 head, even with last week, but 7,000 more than last year.

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