🌱 How Monday’s Giddings Livestock auction prices stacked up against recent sales
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In today's newsletter:
- How Monday’s Giddings Livestock auction prices stacked up against recent sales
Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 28 (wlj.net) — Local cattle producers will want to note that Giddings Livestock in Giddings sold 831 head on Monday, with feeder steers steady to $4 higher and heifers up $4–8. The broader cattle and corn futures markets also moved higher, reflecting strong technical support and firmer cash trade that could influence upcoming local sale prices. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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