For those keeping score, and every SEC team enjoyed doing this past weekend except Bevo and Big Al, a tight cattle supply — fueled in part by the ongoing suspension of feeder cattle imports from Mexico — combined with steady demand has driven the USDA Choice boxed beef cutout nearly 24% higher. As the chart shows, this marks the second-largest increase for this period in over a decade.
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