Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel is watching beef numbers decline. “The last four weeks, beef production has been down over six percent due to cattle slaughter being sluggish across the board.” Peel says the cull cow market is lagging right now, but replacement females are still in demand. “We’re down over 14 percent on a year-over-year basis, but we’re seeing some strength in breeding cow prices.”
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