Iowa farmer anticipates slow expansion of U.S. cattle herd - Brownfield Ag News

Cattle, beef prices continue upward trend - Texas Farm Bureau

By Emmy Powell Communications Specialist Live cattle and retail beef prices continue to trend up as tight supplies and strong demand drive the market. Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, told the Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network that herd expansion remains sluggish. “Expansion of the beef cow herd continues to be very slow,” Blach said. “Demand continues to be very strong—37-year highs in beef demand. We’ve got record prices and record profitability i…

Iowa farmer anticipates slow expansion of U.S. cattle herd - Brownfield Ag News

An eastern Iowa crop and livestock producer anticipates a slow rebuilding of the U.S. cattle herd. Billie Danner, who grows corn, soybeans, and has a contract cattle feeding operation near West Liberty, says cattle inventories are at their lowest level in decades. “Since what, somewhere in the 1950’s. And with feeder cattle (and) fat cattle […] The post Iowa farmer anticipates slow expansion of U.S. cattle herd appeared first on Brownfield Ag Ne…