Cattle sales in Texas highest since 2011
9/20/2022 1:31:45 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
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AFFECTED AREAS:
Texas
Start Date: 1/1/2022
- End Date: 8/31/2022
Drought drove cattle sales to highs not seen in a decade. Cattle sales in Texas have topped 2.66 million head so far in 2022, which is more than 480,000 more cattle than sold by this time last year.
Large numbers of breeding stock were sent to feedlots, and cow slaughter numbers were up significantly, over 80,000 per week in July for the highest cattle liquidation since 2011.
Texas Farm Bureau (Waco), Sept 14, 2022
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