A livestock economist says despite a decline in beef cow slaughter numbers, most cattle producers still aren’t growing their herds. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown says usually when there is that kind of decline, producers might be talking about holding beef cows back. “I just remind producers that 2022 beef cow slaughter numbers were very high,” he says. “Drought-induced high as a matter of fact.”
He tells Brownfield there are significant regional disparities.
