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Data supports aggressive herd expansion
2015-10-31 03:55:00| Beef
The ratio of steers to heifers in feedlots since April of this year has reached levels not seen since the cyclical expansion in the early 1990s," says Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University. Along with steers-to-heifer slaughter ration, Peel explains, This confirms not only that the industry is in the midst of herd expansion, but that it is a very aggressive herd expansion. read more
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