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An University of Arkansas analysis explains that tight calf supplies after herd contraction have raised calf prices relative to feeder cattle. It recommends forecasting basis, the difference between cash and futures prices, rather than outright prices.
Changing calf-to-feeder price ratios alter basis patterns, which affects how buyers price feeder cattle forward. The piece offers a method for forecasting rather than reporting a new market move.
beefmagazine.comUniversity of ArkansasJun 20, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
