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of Mexican beef increased 19.9 percent compared to 2016 to 537.1 million pounds while New Zealand sourced beef declined 10.9 percent to 521.7 million pounds.
The United States remains a net beef importer which is worrisome for many cattle producers. However, both imports and exports add value to the beef industry. Beef exports increase total quantity
of beef sales resulting in selling more beef to more places. Beef exports also add value by selling beef products at higher values. This is sometimes achieved by selling high valued products at higher prices, but is more often achieved by selling products with a low value domestically to an international market with a higher value. Alternatively, the import market is driven by ground beef and lean trimmings. Lean trimmings are imported to blend with fed trim which increases the value of fed cattle carcasses. Similarly, if lean trimmings were not imported, some steers and heifers would have to be produced as nonfed beef to meet ground beef demand or additional lean cuts from fed carcasses would have to be ground. Both of these scenarios would reduce the value of carcasses and animals domestically. I
Ohio Valley
LIMOUSIN ASSOCIATION
SATURDAY •
May 5, 2018 • 1 P. M.
WEST VIRGINIA INTERSTATE FAIRGROUNDS • MINERAL WELLS, WEST VIRGINIA •( I-77, EXIT 170, FOLLOW SIGNS) Selling 60 + Lots Of Elite LIMOUSIN & LIM-FLEX Cattle BULLS • PAIRS • BREDS • REPLACEMENTS • SHOW PROSPECTS
Early Consignments of: 14- 18 MO to 2 YR BULLS • 6- ELITE YEARLING BULLS 8- TOP QUALITY PAIRS • 15- BRED HEIFERS • 21- QUALITY OPEN HEIFERS
2017 High Selling Lot
CTCA Dynamite 650D Lim-Flex
Ohio Valley Limousin Association Sale Chairman: Joe Pryor 740.516.1675 pryorlimousin @ yahoo. com
AUCTIONEER: Col. John Spiker
Sale Consultant: Bill Helton- Circle H Ranch 256.962.0256
LIMOUSIN TODAY Representative: Nathan Smith- 620.546.4839
ONLINE BIDDING AVAILABLE! Live bidding will be available at: www. CowBuyer. com
Bidders must pre-register prior to sale day.
CATTLE LIKE HIM SELL
Visit www. THEOVLA. com to view sale catalog. Or contact us for a printed catalog or more information.
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