August placements, marketings lowest on record

Cattle placed into feedyards in August were down 9 percent from last year.  Mississippi State University Extension ag economist Josh Maples says, “This is the lowest for any August placements number that we’ve got on record.”  He says placements have been below year-ago levels for the 10 of the past 12 months.  But the trend […]

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