# U.S. Beef Trade and the Decline in Cull Cow Markets

> USDA-ERS published U.S. meat and livestock trade data through September 2026. The data cover the first month of the expanded tariff-rate quota for imported lean beef trimmings, and cull cow prices declined over the period.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T12:17:10.790Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101169-u-s-beef-trade-and-the-decline-in-cull-cow-markets
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher lean trimmings imports under the expanded quota add beef supply for grinding, which can ease prices for lean trim. Weaker cull cow prices reduce the value of the cow herd's lower-grade slaughter animals.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-01 | [Beef Imports and the Beef Checkoff \| Beef Checkoff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38611-beef-imports-and-the-beef-checkoff-beef-checkoff.md) | +2.1% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-07-21 | [NAFTA: Where 's the Beef? \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69917-nafta-where-s-the-beef-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm-bureau-federation.md) | -0.8% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-02 | [Weekly global protein digest: HPAI, global dairy market update, Japan-US beef trade
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38174-weekly-global-protein-digest-hpai-global-dairy-market-update-japan-us-beef.md) | -0.1% | +1.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-09 | [As Tariffs Bite, China Cancels U.S. Soy Deals and Hunt Is on for New Export Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63898-as-tariffs-bite-china-cancels-u-s-soy-deals-and-hunt-is-on-for-new-export.md) | +1.8% | +4.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-02-20 | [Follow the cow: A look at Canada's beef supply chain (Part 1) \| FCC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60545-follow-the-cow-a-look-at-canada-s-beef-supply-chain-part-1-fcc.md) | +1.2% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- somerset-kentucky.com: https://www.somerset-kentucky.com/community/u-s-beef-trade-and-the-decline-in-cull-cow-markets/article_ecaef6ee-029a-4444-b20f-a8dfa4e809f4.html

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