The Texas beef cattle herd could be on its way to a rebuild after hitting its lowest numbers in a decade, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.Black Angus a cattle standing in a pasture. Beef cattle prices remain strong, but the Texas herd has continued to shrink due to drought and backto- back years of below average grazing and hay production. Recent rainfall has provided some optimism to producers for 2024.David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, and Jason Cleere, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension statewide beef cattle specialist in the Department of Animal Science,