![]() ![]() North Dakota was also heading into a liquidation mode after a year of drought in 2012, but that turned around mid-2013, when "it started raining and it hasn't quit yet in a lot of places. While states in the south were in drought, North Dakota had some of the best precipitation in years, helping cattle to switch hands from the south to North Dakota, Ellingson said. "Looking across the United States, for the most part - and, obviously, there are exceptions to the rule - we have been the moisture mecha in comparison to places like Texas and California," she said. The uptick in numbers for North Dakota can be attributed partly to additional precipitation. "The last two years we have increase beef cow numbers opposite of the U.S." "(The numbers) have gone up the last two years, mainly a result of saving replacement heifers," Petry said. This helped North Dakota jump in rank from the 13th producer of cattle to ninth. Producers expanded the state's inventory to 943,000, the highest since 2005. There was some good news for North Dakota. While ranchers got relief through donations, the state still ended the year with 54,000 less head. 5 producer was hit by a record blizzard in October, killing 60,000 cattle. 10 Iowa gave way to North Dakota by losing 40,000.īut possibly the most devastating loss was South Dakota. 4 Nebraska, a state also impacted by drought, lost 8,000. "There was major, major liquidation that happened a couple of years ago in Texas and Oklahoma particularly," Ellingson said. That is a slight decrease compared to losing 550,000 and 460,000 in the last two years, bring Texas' total three-year loss to more than 1 million cattle.ĭrought played a large part in decision-making for ranchers in the south, said Julie Ellingson, executive vice president of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association. The January numbers show Texas, the county's top producer of cattle, lost 105,000 cattle. Six out of the top 10 beef cow states lost cattle this year. The January numbers were also down 1.8 percent from last year at 87.7 million, the lowest since 1951. Producers saw an upward trend from 2004-06, but then the numbers fell. The cattle inventory for July has been on a downward trend since 1994, when the U.S. Moulton (Wed) Valley Livestock – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Moulton, AL (Wed)ĭay of week indicates the day report is posted.There were no 2013 numbers to compare since the government shutdown affected the USDA. Brundidge (Wed) Tennessee Valley Livestock. – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Kilpatrick (Wed) South Alabama. Kilpatrick (Wed) Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Roanoke (Wed) Roanoke Stockyards – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Roanoke (Wed) Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Opp (Tue) Opp Livestock – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Opp (Wed) Roanoke Stockyards. Montgomery (Mon) Montgomery Stockyards – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Montgomery (Mon) Northwest Alabama Livestock. Letohatchee (Tue) Mid State Stockyards Inc – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Letohatchee (Tue) Montgomery Stockyards. Livingston (Thu) Mid State Stockyards Inc. Fort Payne (Tue) Fort Payne Stockyards – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Fort Payne (Tue) Frisco City Stockyard. Cullman (Tue) Cullman Stockyard – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Cullman (Thu) Dothan Livestock Co. New Brockton (Mon) Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction. Lineville (Tue) Coffee County Stockyards. Ashville (Mon) Clay County Livestock Auction. Arab (Tue) Arab Livestock Market – Feeder Cattle Board Sale – Arab (Tue) Ashville Stockyard. Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary Alabama Weekly Cattle Auction Summary (Fri) Alabama Weekly Market Recap (Mon) Alabama Livestock Auction. MoultonĪuctions reported by USDA Market News. ![]() Advertise your Auction on The Cattle Range. ![]()
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