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Report puts beef cow inventory at lowest level since 1962

Brian Hoops
Feb 8, 2023
Feb 8, 2023

cattle-on-snow — In the bi-annual cattle inventory report, the USDA cattle inventory report showed beef cow inventory at 28.9 million head, the lowest since 1962.
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Brian Hoops is president and senior market analyst of Midwest Market Solutions Inc. The home office is in Springfield, Mo., with branch offices in Thief River Falls, Minn.; Verona, N.D.; Yankton, S.D.; Storm Lake, Iowa; and Springfield, Neb.