CHEYENNE, Wyo. — With bison meat prices at an all-time high, Wyoming and Colorado ranchers are finding themselves in a great position to take advantage.
In 2010, bison was going for about $2.38 a pound. This year, the going rate is closer to $3.90, and prices for live animals are strong as well. Store prices are also high, with a pound of ground bison meat in Cheyenne going for about $8.
Boyd Meyer is the owner of Cold Creek Buffalo company. He leases and raises the buffalo at Terry Bison Ranch south of Cheyenne, and he said demand just keeps growing.
"People want it because they are figuring out how good the product is," he said. "We are seeing calf prices for $3 a pound, for example, and that is just way over what we had this time last year."
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