Early on, anyone listening would know Bundy was full of it when he announced that the fate of his little herd would have an effect on beef prices.

Beef Industry Statistics
2013 Cattle inventory: 89.3 million (down 2% from 2012) (USDA NASS)
Economic impact: $44 billion in farm gate receipts (USDA NASS)
Number of beef cow operations: 729,000
Number of cattle & calf operations: 915,000
29.3 million beef cows (down 3%)
34.3 million head calf crop (2012)
http://www.beefusa.org/beefindustrystatistics.aspx#sthash.FPj4xrer.dpuf

USDS Cattle & Beef / Statistics & Information:
ers.usda.gov