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Flow of cattle through feedlots should begin to show more consistent tightening in 2021. The beef cowherd was at a peak in January 2019 and led to a 2019 calf crop that was down 0.7 percent from the 2018 peak calf crop.

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Cash cattle in the South traded steady, and futures contracts had a decent week but packer needs during the holidays seem to have more of an effect than the futures market.

Fed cattle treaded steady in the South to weaker in the North, with wholesale beef prices posting additional declines for the week. Friday’s cattle on feed report was as advertised and will be viewed as neutral.

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Placements in feedlots during November totaled 1.91 million head, 9 percent below 2019. Net placements were 1.85 million head.