Oklahoma beef cattle numbers drop sharply.

The Oklahoma beef cow herd decreased by 140,000 head in 2022 (largest state decrease in the country) to a January 1 total of 1.981 million head, a 6.6 percent decrease year over year and the lowest beef cow inventory since 2016. The decrease in Oklahoma cattle inventories included decreases in the beef cow herd, replacement heifers, feeder supplies and feedlot inventories. The estimated supply of feeder cattle outside feedlots in Oklahoma (steers + other heifers + calves - feedlot inventory) was down was down 18.5 percent to the lowest level since 2014. [Extracted from the article]