Cattle Prices Break 30-Year Channel

 | Feb 28, 2014 11:37AM ET

Wendy's made the phrase "where's the beef" popular. Some could now ask, "Where's the price of beef headed?" Cattle prices have been moving higher over the past couple of years, bumping up against the top of a 30-year rising channel.

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