Beef clow slaughter numbers have been elevated so far in 2022, but, as UNL Livestock Economist Elliott Dennis points out in a new article posted to our website at cap.unl.edu, the rate at which slaughters have occurred has been puzzling. Dr. Dennis discusses what factors may be incentivizing the sell-off of cows and what this means for 2023’s calf crop and beef production going into the next few years.

Read more: https://cap.unl.edu/livestock/beef-slaughter-and-price-relationship-amid-2022-economic-conditions.