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Cash cattle trade in the North has stalled in a standoff between packers and producers, with bids of $210-212 steady to higher but little volume changing hands. Boxed beef softened during the week, and Canada reported higher heifer retention and placements that could spill over into the northern cash market.
A stalled cash market and rising Canadian herd retention point to potential supply shifts that could affect cattle prices and feeding demand in the northern US.
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