Some scattered bids are now on the table in parts of cash cattle country, but so far, they are being passed. Asking prices are around $175-plus in the South and $275-plus in the North. Just a handful of trade has been reported sold this week in Nebraska at $273, certainly not enough to establish any kind of an accurate trend. The USDA says beef export sales of 21,400 tons were up on the week, primarily to South Korea and China.

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