date:May 26, 2015
o those two countries. Sanctions are likely to go into effect late this year unless Congress rewrites COOL before then.
The average price of choice beef at retail was a record $6.402 per pound during April. The average price for all fresh beef was $6.054 per pound, down 0.7 cents from the record set the month before.
Fed cattle prices this week were lower on good volume. Through Thursday, the 5-area average price for slaughter steers sold on a live weight basis was $159.98/cwt, down 84 cents