The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service releases their detailed cattle inventory in January every year. The last peak in herd inventory was 2019 at 31.6 million cows. Last year’s report was down 11% from that at 28.2 million. Extension Livestock Educators Connor Biehler and Alfredo DiCostanzo shared their thoughts on what a smaller herd size may mean for the upcoming numbers report in the recent UNL BeefWatch newsletter.
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