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Wyoming Drought Forces Rancher Sales, Impacts Social Security Earnings Test

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Drought in Wyoming has led to the thinning of local herds, forcing ranchers to sell a significant portion of their cows. Regarding Social Security, proceeds from selling breeding cows are excluded from the earnings test, but calves raised for market sold at the same auction do count as earnings.

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Why it matters

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The environmental stress caused by drought is directly impacting the livestock sector in Wyoming, driving herd liquidation and rancher sales. This situation also highlights how government benefit rules, specifically Social Security's earnings test, must differentiate between breeding stock and market-ready animals.

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  • droughtThe drought is causing herd thinning in Wyoming.
  • Social SecuritySocial Security applies an earnings test to ranchers who are younger than full retirement age.
  • WyomingWyoming is experiencing drought, which has caused herd thinning and forced rancher sales.

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  • WyomingSpeculative

    The livestock sector in Wyoming might experience changes in supply and sales volume due to drought-forced herd thinning.

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