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Trends and takeaways from the October Cattle on Feed Report
USDA published the October Cattle on Feed Report on Friday and the report provided us clues on the direction of the United States cattle herd. The placements number was below trade expectations; USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer provides the data. Fischer says that the heifer retention rates do not show a substantial effort to rebuild the cattle herd right now. He says that a rebound in prices in recent weeks could be a factor in the heifer numbers. That was USDA livestock analyst Anthony...













