wrightcattle
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09-25-2019
03:03 PM
Heifer harvest
Heifers slaughter the last week of August was over 200,000 head.
Thee highest number since June of 2011.
7% higher than last year.
Cow slaughter been running bout 2% higher than 2018.
We're killing cattle now quite a bit faster than we're making them. That Simple.
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BA Deere
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09-25-2019
10:56 PM
Re: Heifer harvest
And they do it without the Tyson plant. +$400 profit per head and at the salebarns $101 top, the bulk in the high $90s.
k-289
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09-27-2019
10:59 AM
Re: Heifer harvest
That's the reason '' ground beef '' is $3.oo+ / lb. - to many cows - ( heifers ) being slaughtered - I see - - -