A livestock economist says reports of packers not participating in some recent fed cattle auctions is part of a nationwide, industry-level issue. Dr. Derrell Peel with Oklahoma State University says, “The bottom line is right now, we’ve got more fed cattle being produced collectively in all of the feedlots than we have capacity in this industry to process.”

Peel tells Brownfield beef processors are getting backed up right now, and carcass weights are going up. 

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