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	Beef Talk
	USDA proposes complete ban on slaughter of downer cattle Lincoln Provision expands Chicago distribution center U.S. beef exports no longer chopped liver in Russia Cattle on Feed report shows cattle being grazed longer Live from NMA: USDA to ease into COOL enforcement Live from NMA: HSUS haunting the meat industry U.S. and Canadian cattle inventory down 1 percent U.S. beef moving up the charts in S. Korea Iowa Web cast to explain impact of COOL USDA forecasts second-largest corn crop in history Analysts predict tomorrow’s USDA corn crop estimate Reaction Varied to EPA Decision EPA Rejects Texas RFS Waiver Request Analysts forecast second largest corn crop ahead of USDA report Livestock analyst predicts record cattle prices in next three years USDA, DOE award grants for cellulosic biofuels research Court orders South Korean network to correct misleading statements on U.S. beef


	Beef Events This Week
	(Always click on the calendar for complete details about any event!) August 22nd - September 1 DuQuoin State Fair Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., on RFDTV, don't forget! Cattlemen to Cattlemen Monday, August 25th Grazing “Summer Schools” begin Orr Beef Research Center Field Day

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LC - LIVE CATTLE - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Aug	101.150	100.600	101.075s	0.450
Oct	104.350	103.650	103.825s	0.050
Dec	106.000	105.300	105.875s	0.650
Feb	106.425	105.700	106.200s	0.475
Apr	107.300	106.700	106.800s	- 0.025

FC - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Aug	112.650	112.400	112.400s	- 0.550
Sep	111.950	111.000	111.100s	- 0.125
Oct	110.950	110.000	110.425s	0.000
Nov	110.625	109.800	109.875s	- 0.125
Jan	110.400	109.650	109.800s	- 0.050

C - CORN - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Sep	572'4	564'0	570'0s	-7'4
Dec	591'0	581'2	587'6s	-8'2
Mar	609'0	601'0	606'6s	-8'2
May	621'4	615'2	619'2s	-8'4
Jul	629'2	624'2	629'0s	-8'6

S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
	High	Low	Last	Chg
Sep	1337'0	1316'0	1332'4s	-15'4
Nov	1334'4	1307'4	1324'0s	-24'0
Jan	1350'0	1328'0	1341'2s	-23'6
Mar	1362'0	1342'0	1353'6s	-23'2
May	1355'0	1350'0	1360'6s	-21'6

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