The Texas beef cattle herd grew slightly since January 2024, but the overall U.S. herd remains near its lowest numbers since 1961.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts expect several factors to continue working against a rebuild of the Texas beef cattle herd. The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture beef cattle inventory survey showed the U.S. herd had shrunk another 0.6% to 27.68 mill…