Market volatility dampens producer optimism for heifer retention

A livestock economist says the latest data from the USDA doesn’t show any signs of widespread herd expansion. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says the percentage of cattle on feed that are heifers is too high. “We’re still kind of in this upper 30% range, right,” he says.  “Which, you combine that with […]

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