Articles tagged under: cattle cycle
Herd Retention Delayed
Published October 16, 2023
Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel says the drought is still a big factor in holding back heifer retention. "I have no indication that we have started herd rebuilding." The start of 2024 will signal the lowest point…‘Deja Vu All Over Again’
Published October 15, 2023
Cow herd liquidation is ongoing in parts of the United States. NDSU Extension Livestock Marketing Economist Tim Petry says this is a ten-year cattle cycle. "To quote Yogi Berra, 'it's deja vu all over again'. We had record prices in…Two More Years of High Prices?
Published October 3, 2023
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…A Slower Cattle Cycle
Published February 6, 2023
During the Cattlemen’s Convention and NCBA Trade Show, RaboResearch Senior Animal Protein Analyst Lance Zimmerman said comparisons are being made to 2014, but cow herd expansion may be happening at a slower pace. "We had a lot of headwinds different…