The open winter has kept cattle moving through the sales barns. “We’re getting really large numbers (and) I think the weather and the market helps,” said Jim Bitz, co-owner, Napoleon Livestock Auction Market. “It’s the biggest January and February we’ve had in a long time and the cattle markets at an all-time high.” Bitz is seeing ranchers opting to sell replacement heifers with plans to buy back heifers that will calve this spring.
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