Cattle country trade was very slow on Wednesday afternoon with just a few scattered bids noted in parts of the North. A few asking prices have been reported around 132.00 to 133.00 in the South and 215.00 in the North. The Fed Cattle Exchange Internet Auction had listings of 3,963 cattle, with 1,998 head sold. The weighted average price was 131.17, down from the previous week’s average of 133.35. The cattle slaughter was estimated at 114,000 head, 2,000 below last week, but 3,000 more than last year.
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