National Ag News
USDA: March cattle marketings down 3%
Apr 18, 2019, 15:13 PM
by
Ann Gregson
The USDA’s Cattle on Feed report shows the impact of
weather on cattle marketings during March.
The department says marketings were down 3% on the year at 1.777 million head, with adverse weather conditions in many of the major feeding areas, including colder than normal temperatures, heavy rain, late-spring snow, and flooding.
Placements were up 5% at 2.014 million head, mostly cattle weighing less than 900 pounds, which will head to market in late summer and fall.
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