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Live cattle futures rose on firm cash markets while hogs ended mixed. USDA priced choice boxed beef at $327.90 per cwt, down $1.33 from the prior day, and select cuts fell $1.75 to $296.68.
Firm cash cattle prices support futures even as wholesale beef continues its seasonal summer decline, so packer margins are squeezed.
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