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Nearly a quarter-million fewer cattle entered America’s big feedlots in September than a year earlier—the lowest September total in thirty years. What could fewer cattle coming through the gate mean for beef supplies in the months ahead?
Join Rick Portanova for Farm Tales Unplugged — Daily Farm Brief, Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Episode 35 brings together cattle news, an unusual family nursery, farm technology, harvest progress, migrating hawks and a brief market snapshot.
USDA’s cattle report shows September placements down 12 percent and shipments to processors down 7 percent, while the…
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