[Osage Orange]

No cow/calve, stocker, etc... operation is going to just "absorb" this tax....they will pass it on.

[Iowa Granny]

No cow/calve, stocker, etc... operation is going to just "absorb" this tax....they will pass it on.

Livestock is sold on a bid or contract basis. And there really is no way for the farmer/rancher to 'pass along' the tax increase. And the buyers have no interest at all in 'adding' the new taxes to their bids.