Spring time storms and the cow herd
Derrell S. Peel
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
The calendar says that spring is here and it’s beginning to show in Oklahoma. Some pastures (and lots of weeds) are greening up and grazing cattle demand is also building. Calf and stocker prices have increased back to levels of early January. Large runs of heavy feeder cattle so far March, combined with modest feedlot demand, have limited price increases for heavy feeder cattle, though prices have increased from February lows.