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Cattle Current Podcast—May 18, 2026
Cattle futures retrenched and gained Friday, boosted by the week’s higher negotiated cash fed cattle prices. Heading into the new week, there could be support from Friday’s late-day news that China appears to have opened the door to renewed beef imports from the U.S. (see below). Live Cattle futures closed an average of $1.64 [...]
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