Mike Rounds: “The difference can be almost $1,000 ahead per animal.”

“… at how that compares with what a producer, a cow calf Operator or a feeder gets paid for the animal when it's delivered to a, a processing facility, a packer. The difference can be almost $1,000 ahead per animal. Profits or profit split between what they're paying for the animal versus what they're getting for the box beef at the end of the cycle.” (06:03–06:08)

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