# Markets slow to recover from post-fire crash | Western Livestock Journal

> Negotiated cash fed cattle sold at $105 to $109 live, averaging $106.50, with dressed prices down about $5. Live cattle futures recovered only slightly after steep declines in late August that followed the Tyson plant fire.

- Date: 2019-08-30 · published 2019-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10035-markets-slow-to-recover-from-post-fire-crash-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Hedged producers selling into weak cash prices limit any rebound, and the futures curve implies lower October cash prices, which points to continued bearish pressure on cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-16 | [Pete's Comments: Fire and ice \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10652-pete-s-comments-fire-and-ice-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-16 | [Kansas Tyson plant in flames \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10654-kansas-tyson-plant-in-flames-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-22 | [Cattle futures fall amid placement, processing concerns \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5387-cattle-futures-fall-amid-placement-processing-concerns-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-13 | [Cattle futures sink to multiyear lows as Tyson plant fire hangs over market \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7604-cattle-futures-sink-to-multiyear-lows-as-tyson-plant-fire-hangs-over-market.md) | -4.8% | -9.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Markets see major movement after Tyson plant fire - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57734-markets-see-major-movement-after-tyson-plant-fire-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +1.6% | -4.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-16 | [Pete's Comments: Fire and ice \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10652-pete-s-comments-fire-and-ice-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.9% | +0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-16 | [Kansas Tyson plant in flames \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10654-kansas-tyson-plant-in-flames-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.9% | +0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-22 | [Cattle futures fall amid placement, processing concerns \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5387-cattle-futures-fall-amid-placement-processing-concerns-western-livestock-journal.md) | -5.6% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/markets-slow-to-recover-from-post-fire-crash/

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