# Beef Market Update: Tyson plant fires still playing a role in cash market - RealAgriculture

> Analysts said the August 9 fire at the Tyson beef plant in Kansas is still shaping cash cattle prices. Southern Kansas cash cattle traded $2 to $3 lower, and boxed beef prices have fallen back to near pre-fire levels.

- Date: 2019-08-30 · published 2019-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10906-beef-market-update-tyson-plant-fires-still-playing-a-role-in-cash-market
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty about when the Kansas plant will rebuild or reopen keeps packing capacity constrained, which keeps pressure on cash cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-03 | 1 | -2.8% | -3.5 | Analysts said the Tyson fire was still weighing on cash cattle, with boxed beef back near pre-fire levels, which set up further futures selling into early September. |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-02 | 1 | -3.5% | -4.8 | The Tyson fire was still weighing on cash cattle, with Southern Kansas $2-3 lower, which pressured futures into the Sept 2 move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-28 | [USDA to probe beef market after Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10900-usda-to-probe-beef-market-after-tyson-foods-slaughterhouse-fire.md) | -3.3% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [Tyson Foods to close major US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6868-tyson-foods-to-close-major-us-beef-plant-as-cattle-supplies-dwindle.md) | +1.3% | +5.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-15 | [‘Significant’ market impacts expected after Tyson fire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7607-significant-market-impacts-expected-after-tyson-fire.md) | -1.4% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- realagriculture.com: https://www.realagriculture.com/2019/08/beef-market-update-tyson-plant-fires-still-playing-a-role-in-cash-market/

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