It was not until after the Civil War that cattle hearders began driving their herds to the railheads of the Transcontinental Railroad being constructed, for shipment to the East. They could receive better prices by doing that. The local prices per pound were extremely low.
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The Civil War had a devastating impact on the Texas cattle industry. Cattle ranching was for the most part stopped. Those cattle that could be sold, sold for far below what they should have.
People from back east needed more meat, since all of the meat was used up feeding the soldiers in the Civil War.
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workers there processed cattle and packed meat for shipment east.
Following the Civil War, approximately 5 million longhorn cattle ranged freely across South Texas. This south Texas area later became known as the Texas frontier.