Markwayne Mullin: “Box beef has went up $3.”

“And for the last three weeks, the cattle market has been very volatile. In fact, 500 pound steers have dropped a dollar a pound, which is $500 a head. And at the same time, Box beef has went up $3. The President's number one goal is to bring down prices. But when you see the gap between what the feeder, feeder cattle is, which is what we sell on the hoof, to what is going to retail.” (08:11–08:13)

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