Higher cattle sales in Moniteau County, Missouri
3/15/2024 9:56:49 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Boone County, MO
Cole County, MO
Cooper County, MO
Miller County, MO
Moniteau County, MO
Morgan County, MO
Start Date: 9/10/2023
- End Date: 3/10/2024
Area sale barns have been packed with cattle for sale for the past six months and seeing record numbers, due to drought and a lack of forage. Hay was expensive at present, so some were selling their calf crop early or getting rid of some cows.
Since 2019, hay yields have fallen nearly one ton per acre, which has been a strain on the cattle inventory, prices and beef production.
KMIZ (Moberly, Mo.), March 10, 2024
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