<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>&#34;Dollar bill, dollar bill,&#34; hollers the auctioneer. A staccato blur of two-cent increments follows as fast as tractor pistons firing under load. Buyers sit motionless but for a few flickering hands, and 21 seconds later, the price is set at $1.30 a pound. It's half what finer cattle sell for, but double what similar cows fetched five years ago. Now the weight. The Jordan company, with its Thursday auction here in San Saba and on Mondays an hour away in Mason, is one of the biggest cattle sellers in the biggest cattle state. Its bidders, who supply McDonald's and Wendy's as well as posh steakhouses, like weigh-ups, where their experienced eyes must guess what the scale will say. Jordan will sell perhaps 1,100 head of cattle today for over $2 million. This cow comes in at 940 pounds, or $1,222.</p><p>       Write to gareth.mcpherson@wsj.com </p><p>       Write to us at newsletters@dowjones.com </p><p>       We offer an enhanced version of this briefing that is optimized for viewing on mobile devices and sent directly to your email inbox. If you would like to sign up, please go to <span>https://newsplus.wsj.com/subscriptions</span>. </p><p>       This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today. </p><p>   (END) Dow Jones Newswires</p><p>02-13-26 0515ET</p></div></div>

温迪快餐

麦当劳

<p>欧洲午间简报强调了乔丹公司在德克萨斯州圣萨巴举行的牛只拍卖，预计将有 1100 头牛出售，成交额超过 200 万美元。此次拍卖反映了当前市场动态，价格为每磅 1.30 美元，显著高于五年前，但低于优质牛肉的价格。此次拍卖服务于包括麦当劳和温迪快餐在内的主要买家，展示了牛只重量在定价中的重要性</p>

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