At the Marana Stockyards dozens of head of cattle are up on the auction block.
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But with beef prices falling recently, it’s putting ranchers like Peggy Rowley in a pinch.
“That’s huge for us. When you drop ten to twenty cents a pound on a 500 pound steer, you do the math– it’s another chopping that’s unbelievable,” she says.
An ongoing drought is forcing cattle growers like Peggy to cut back on cattle. A few years ago she would bring 300 head of cattle to an auction. Thursday she brought 120 head of cattle.
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