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Strong Plains cash cattle trade is taking center stage this week, running $12 higher than last week, with May…
The struggle bus is rolling through the cattle markets this week as cash prices take a noticeable hit. On today’s Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek breaks down the recent setback in pricing and how plant issues in both Texas and Nebraska may be playing a role. He also weighs in on consumer demand—could pork be edging beef off the meat counter? Plus, a look at what the current cash basis is telling us about market direction.