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Pasture conditions slipped 1% across the U.S. to 47% good/excellent, as the Brugler500 index was down 3 points to 320. In the top 13 major beef producing states, ratings were up 2 points to 347. Barchart.com says feeder cattle futures were mixed on Monday with contracts up 53 cents and led by the nearbys, as deferreds were down as much as 30 cents. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up 87 cents on June 21 at $258.34. The weekly OKC action saw 5,200 head of feeders sold, with steers down $3-5 and heifers $5-8 lower.
