At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were sharply lower, and feeders were locked limit down on technical liquidation and concerns about the impact of increased beef and cattle imports. December live cattle closed $6.75 lower at $227.17 and February live cattle closed $9.42 lower at $224. November feeder cattle closed $13.75 lower at $338.45 […]
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