Cattle markets react to challenges this fall

Benjamin Herrold
Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023

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Cattle markets saw a decline through the fall, although it was mostly as expected given the heights to which cattle prices had climbed, Colorado State University ag economist Stephen Koontz wrote in his “In the Cattle Markets” column.

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