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Front month fat cattle futures were 32 to 82 cents stronger on Tuesday. Feeders were mixed with Jan and Mar down by as much as 20c while the deferred months strengthened by 25 to 55 cents. There were no cash cattle sales confirmed for Monday or Tuesday. USDA had the bulk of the week’s cash sales near $173-$175 for the North. The weekly OKC Feeder Auction review showed 14.3k head sold were mostly $3-8 lower from the week of 12/19. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was $227.69 on 1/8, which was a $1.33 drop. USDA’s Wholesale Boxed Beef prices recovered on Tuesday with Choice up by $1.33 and Select by …

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