Ag economist says heifer retention increases, but cattle herd expansion remains uncertain
News Ag economist says heifer retention increases, but cattle herd expansion remains uncertain July 27, 2026 By Meghan Grebner Filed Under: Cattle, Livestock, News Photo from Brownfield's Meghan Grebner. An ag economist says there’s still no clear signs of expansion in the cattle herd. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says heifers held back for beef cow replacement were up 3 percent in the Cattle Inventory report.
- ▪News Ag economist says heifer retention increases, but cattle herd expansion remains uncertain July 27, 2026 By Meghan Grebner Filed Under: Cattle, Livestock, News Photo from Brownfield's Meghan Grebner.
- ▪An ag economist says there’s still no clear signs of expansion in the cattle herd.
- ▪Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says heifers held back for beef cow replacement were up 3 percent in the Cattle Inventory report.
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News Ag economist says heifer retention increases, but cattle herd expansion remains uncertain July 27, 2026 By Meghan Grebner Filed Under: Cattle, Livestock, News Photo from Brownfield's Meghan Grebner. An ag economist says there’s still no clear signs of expansion in the cattle herd. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says heifers held back for beef cow replacement were up 3 percent in the Cattle Inventory report. “Yes, it’s an increase and it’s the first increase since 2015, which is important,” he says. “But 3.8 million head is still the second lowest half of retention number that we’ve got going back the last 50 years.” He tells Brownfield the 2026 calf crop number was also small.
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