The massive sell-off of the nation’s cow herd has finally died down. CattleFax Director Troy Bockelmann doesn’t expect a widespread growth in cow numbers until 2025 or later. “We’ve been liquidating the beef cow herd since 2019. Much like the previous cattle cycles, we probably have another two years ahead of us of higher prices before expansion really takes off.” According to Bockelmann, regional expansion has just barely started in the northern areas, but drought is holding back southern states. “If we get the rains this fall, we could start to see this fall’s heifer calve crop retained for breeding.”
