Drought, dry pastures, costly feed led to more cattle sales in the Texas Panhandle
2/2/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Armstrong County, TX
Briscoe County, TX
Carson County, TX
Collingsworth County, TX
Dallam County, TX
Dalhart, TX
Deaf Smith County, TX
Donley County, TX
Gray County, TX
Hall County, TX
Hansford County, TX
Hartley County, TX
Hemphill County, TX
Hutchinson County, TX
Lipscomb County, TX
Moore County, TX
Ochiltree County, TX
Oldham County, TX
Potter County, TX
Randall County, TX
Roberts County, TX
Sherman County, TX
Wheeler County, TX
Start Date: 8/17/2022
- End Date: 1/30/2023
Calves and yearlings sold early late last summer were lighter than usual as drought dried up pastures, and feed was expensive. The number of cattle sold at a Dalhart auction in late summer 2022 was about 35% more than normal.
KAMR-TV NBC 4 Amarillo (Texas), Jan 30, 2023
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