# USDA Cuts Cattle Price Forecast After Tyson Shuts Nebraska Beef Plant - Bloomberg

> USDA lowered its 2026 cattle price forecasts after Tyson announced it would close a Nebraska beef plant, reducing slaughter capacity early next year. The estimates also reflect recent pricing data.

- Date: 2025-12-09 · published 2025-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21622-usda-cuts-cattle-price-forecast-after-tyson-shuts-nebraska-beef-plant-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced packing capacity lowers cattle demand and fed cattle prices, pressuring feeder cattle values for feedlots and feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-04-11 | [Crop Planting Report and Feeder Price Decline \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65646-crop-planting-report-and-feeder-price-decline-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +2.9% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-12-04 | [USDA increases beef production forecasts - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32852-usda-increases-beef-production-forecasts-grainews.md) | +0.4% | +5.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-09-07 | [Lower Cash Fed Cattle Prices on Large Cattle Slaughter \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9461-lower-cash-fed-cattle-prices-on-large-cattle-slaughter-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +2.2% | -1.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-01-11 | [A New Year for Cattle Markets \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72946-a-new-year-for-cattle-markets-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -1.3% | -7.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-10-24 | [USDA Cattle on Feed Report Hits Cattle Prices Hard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10309-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-hits-cattle-prices-hard.md) | +0.0% | -3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-10 | [African swine fever factors into cattle price forecast - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61523-african-swine-fever-factors-into-cattle-price-forecast-beef-central.md) | +1.1% | +5.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-04-01 | [Corn Costs and Cattle Placement Weights \| UNL Beef \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7627-corn-costs-and-cattle-placement-weights-unl-beef-nebraska.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-04-17 | [Lower beef and pork prices forecast - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65666-lower-beef-and-pork-prices-forecast-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.9% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-09/usda-lowers-cattle-price-outlook-after-tyson-beef-plant-closure

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