Cattle Cycles

Cattle Cycles

Most cattlemen know there is a very predictable and repeatable cattle cycle that is driven by supply and demand. The wise ones know how to use it to their advantage. When there are high cow numbers, cattle prices will go down. When there are low cow numbers, cattle...
Cattle Cycles

A Cowboy Hat and a Dream

NOTE: This article is somewhat of a follow up to my previous Business or Hobby and Small Producers articles. It was originally shared in September of 2016. However, I have made several revisions. I am fortunate enough to know several very successful cattlemen who...
Cattle Cycles

The PBR Finals

Deanna and I spent last Saturday and Sunday at the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. Deanna’s sisters Donna and Debbie and Debbie’s husband Ron went with us. We always have a great time – no matter where we are. As I said last week,...
Cattle Cycles

Small Producers

This article is a follow up to last week’s “Business or Hobby” article. It was first shared in January of 2022 in response to a question I had been asked by a relatively new subscriber in Arkansas. He asked, “What would be your recommendations for a small...
Cattle Cycles

Business or Hobby

When most people think of cattle ranches, they think of wide-open spaces in the arid west where several hundred cows have thousands of acres to roam about. Those ranches exist – but they are not the norm. They probably never were the norm. The size of the average...