Ranchers across Texas are selling livestock due to the growing costs of keeping them fed and dried up pastures.
Cattle ranching runs through Jarrod Montford’s veins several generations over. Yet lately, the Bridgeport rancher is one of thousands statewide who've had to sell his cattle due to the high costs to keep them fed.
“It’s gonna hurt and it’s gonna hurt bad,” Montford said. “It’s a strain. And sometimes you have to sell some cattle to keep a few." Last Monday, over 3,000 head of livestock were sold at the Decatur Livestock Market. Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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