Beef Industry Productivity, Prices and Profits

Authors

Dillon M. Fuez, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

5-6-1998

Citation

Cornhusker Economics, May 6, 1998, agecon.unl.edu/cornhuskereconomics

Comments

Copyright 1998 University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Cattle numbers in the U.S. peaked in 1975 at about 130 million head. Since that time, cattle numbers have generally been declining. Numbers are affected by the cattle cycle, but peak numbers are declining with each new cycle. The January 1, 1998 inventory of cattle was less than 100 million head.