The USDA’s National Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed again on Friday afternoon, narrowing the Choice/Select spread to $8.35. Barchart.com says Choice boxes were back down $1.77 at $365.08, while Select was quoted 12 cents higher at $356.73/cwt. The USDA’s Federally inspected cattle slaughter for last week was at 582,000 head. That is down 27,797 head from the same week last year.
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