Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots fell sharply in August. The USDA says placements of 1.617 million head were below pre-report estimates, dropping 9% on the year because of lower supplies, high feed costs, and ongoing drought in some of the major feeding areas. That’s the lowest placements total for August since the series of […]
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