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Did the cattle ranchers send their cattle north and east because they could sell their cattle there for more money?

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The longhorns were the only cattle available in America to be used for beef and to send East for beef and for a bit of income.


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Texas Ranchers sent their longhorns on cattle drives because the demand of the cattle in Texas was low. But high in the north and east. Demand and supply affect the price of nearly everything that was bought and sold - not just the cattle.


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Because that's where most of America's population was, and more food was needed there than in the South and West of the USA.


Why did the cattle ranchers send their cattle to the north and east?

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How were cattle sold before the 1970s?

Prior to the 1970s, farmer feeders would send their "fat" cattle to an auction or terminal market, and packers would have representatives there to buy them.


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A lot of cattle ranches were in vast open spaces away from big cities like New York. There was a limited transport network so the easiest way to get livestock from A to B was to walk them. They were taken to railheads in places like Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and farther east. This also insured fresh beef or pork where it was required, i.e the cities.


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