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Show Agriculture prices up but still low According to the Utah Croo a Livestock Reporting Service ave prices received by Utah farmer!8!-ranchers farmer!8!-ranchers for livestock commodiS" during March increased slightly February's price levels. This dh' strength may continue as total m supplies are expected to be lower in T first half of 1982. nUle' However, prices received for cam haven't been this low since Jw mand for beef has dropped 19 ,.,, since 1976. Sluggish demand, counU with low hog and poultry prices m not allow the expected higher prices?' give the cattle producer much of a Compared with February's f1BUrM cow- prices rose t2.A0 dredweighKcwD.but were do" per cwt. from 1981. Steers anri 20 increased $..60 per cwb T $1.10 per cwt. from ,t " off prices jumped J2.30 per Cwt ' February's figure, but off $6.10 from last year's figure. 1 |