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There was little change in finished cattle prices this week which likely has feedlot managers sweating bullets.

Consumers are using their leftover gasoline money at the grocery counter, says Matt Bennett, Bennett Consulting.

“Too big, too fat, too inconsistent,” is how Hop Dickinson, former CEO of the American Hereford Association, described cattle in the 1990s.

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Downward slide in prices expected to ease, but still trending lower.

The Choice cutout was $212.05 down $0.45 from Thursday and down $8.45 from last Friday, while fed cattle trade was $2 to $3 lower than a week ago on a live basis.

In a high or low cattle market environment, capturing the most pounds per calf affects a producer’s bottom line, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed that the first shipment of U.S. beef recently arrived in South Africa following the reopening of the South African market earlier this year.

Beef and cattle prices bounced back sharply in the past ten days.