Livestock economist says cattle herd expansion remains slow as heifer retention remains limited

A livestock economist says there’s still no indication that there is widespread herd expansion in the cattle industry. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says, “It’s like we’re waiting for something significant that just kind of been kind of slow to occur.”  He says the percentage of heifers on feed is still relatively high. “Heifers at 4.3 million head represent 37.3% of on-feed inventory,” Burdine says. “It’s not a number […]

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