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Price of beef cows falls to historic lows as herd expansion plateaus

Since the drought in the Southern Plains decimated many beef cow herds and consequently reduced our national beef cow herd by several million, we have steadily seen the industry rebuilding over time all the way through 2017. However, in 2018, expansion is beginning to look a lot different. Randy Blach of CattleFax explained recently the change of pace he has seen take place during the last several months. Listen to Blach explain what is happening in the cattle market right now that is dampening the price of beef cows, on yesterday’s Beef Buzz podcast from the Oklahoma Farm Report. Read more…/a>.

Written by:
kristinPublished on:
May 22, 2018

Categories: General, The Cattleman Now

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