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Cattle Prices Drop to Nine-Month Low on Slumping Beef Demand

Mar 28, 2008

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Cattle futures fell, extending a slide to a nine-month low, on signs that demand for beef is waning as the U.S. economy slows. Hog prices were unchanged.

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