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Hog market dips as steers hold firm in Midwest markets
Hog prices fell $2 to $3.50 through Friday at major Midwest terminals amid a long holiday week, while slaughter steers and heifers closed steady to $1.50 lower in Midwest and Plains markets except St. Paul where prices held. Direct Texas Oklahoma Western Kansas and nearby states saw steers and heifers steady, Illinois higher by $1 to $1.50. Feeder cattle slipped slightly at South St. Paul as demand narrowed during the holiday. cows and bulls showed varied moves with dairy herd reductions lifting cow supplies. Slaughter cows ranged $35 to $43.25, with steers 1,050 to 1,300 pounds at $58 to $61, and heifers 850 to 1,150 pounds at $57 to $59.50. Spring lambs remained firm to $3 higher.
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