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USDA market reports recorded 915 cattle sold at Osceola and 869 at Windsor, both fewer than the previous week. Heavier feeder steers were steady to $20 per hundredweight lower, while lighter calves were mostly steady; southern Missouri drought conditions also kept hay prices firm.
Lower prices for heavier feeder cattle can reduce replacement costs for feedlots, while drought-related firm hay prices raise forage costs for regional producers.
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