<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

麥當勞

<p>歐洲午間簡報強調了喬丹公司在德克薩斯州聖薩巴舉行的牛隻拍賣，預計將有 1100 頭牛出售，成交額超過 200 萬美元。此次拍賣反映了當前市場動態，價格為每磅 1.30 美元，顯著高於五年前，但低於優質牛肉的價格。此次拍賣服務於包括麥當勞和温迪快餐在內的主要買家，展示了牛隻重量在定價中的重要性</p>

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