It must have been a wise philosopher who once said, “rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey.” Corn makes beef, too, and this foundational truth about agriculture is proving true across the country where corn and cattle are king.
Widespread drought has prompted a reduction in the nation’s cowherd. In Texas, local law enforcement worked to keep traffic moving around the line to unload livestock to be sold at the Emory Livestock Auction. The line, according to an article in Drovers, stretched a mile in each direction for hours. According to the sale barn reports, the sale brought in 3,494 head of livestock — cattle, horses, sheep and goats. And of those, 2,763 head were breeding stock cattle as opposed to feeder or fat cattle. Breeding cattle are heifers, cows and bulls while feeders and fats are bound for finishing and/or slaughter. The auctioneers began selling at 9 a.m., and dropped the gavel on the final lot around 2 a.m.
See the full article by Rachel Gabel, August 15, 2022