Cattle country was quiet on Thursday afternoon after seeing just a few scattered deals here and there in the morning. A few pens traded in Kansas at 120.00, $2.00 lower than Wednesday and 11.00 less than last week. It is sounding like business could essentially be done for the week. The cattle slaughter was estimated at 116,000 head, 1,000 below last week, but 2,000 more than last year.
Boxed beef cutout values were lower to sharply lower on light to moderate demand and offerings.
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