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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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