dewgubbe - 11/27/2022 11:57 Why are there so many cattle in Hereford? Is the climate that much more stable that they can afford the extra freight costs for feed brought in? What makes it a practical decision to raise cattle there? I constantly turn down feed loads to north Texas. The rate is $4/mi usually, but there is nothing to haul back. You either drive down to Houston and load out of the port, or bounce back to Kansas and get salt, or over to Oklahoma to get fert. None of the options net enough $/mi to make it worth going to Texas in the first place. Some guys do it though, just not me