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A report describes how a pandemic-era packer concentration and captive supply leave cattle producers with lower prices while the big four packers post strong profits. Producers say they are losing money on calves and feeder cattle.
Packer dominance over negotiated cash trade depresses cattle prices paid to producers, which keeps feeder and fed cattle values under pressure.
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