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Live and feeder cattle futures closed sharply higher on the week, with August live cattle at $183.17 and August feeders at $261.97. Cash deals for live cattle were mostly $186 in the South, and dressed trade in the North was $305-306.
Higher cash and futures prices reflect firm beef demand and tight supplies, which keeps feeder cattle values elevated for feed buyers.
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Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.