# CattleFax Forecasts Continued Strong Demand and High Price Outlook for Cattle Producers

> CattleFax outlook seminar at CattleCon 2025 forecast another year of strong beef market performance driven by tight cattle supplies and robust demand. Meteorologist Matt Makens flagged La Niña-driven volatility and expanding drought risk across the Western US, Plains and Canadian Prairies this spring and summer.

- Date: 2025-02-06 · published 2025-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26180-cattlefax-forecasts-continued-strong-demand-and-high-price-outlook-for-cattle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supplies support high cattle prices, while forecast drought in western grazing areas could tighten herd supply further and boost feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-02-05 | [CattleFax Outlook Signals Cattle Cycle Turning as Strong Demand Meets Tight Supplies in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20722-cattlefax-outlook-signals-cattle-cycle-turning-as-strong-demand-meets-tight.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-15 | [2023 Cattle futures strong, can producers hang on?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7180-2023-cattle-futures-strong-can-producers-hang-on.md) | +0.7% | +2.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-30 | [The source of high cattle and beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22522-the-source-of-high-cattle-and-beef-prices.md) | -3.8% | -8.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-02-03 | [CattleFax Forecasts Producer Profitability in 2023 with Potential Drought Relief for the West](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37485-cattlefax-forecasts-producer-profitability-in-2023-with-potential-drought.md) | +1.3% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-02 | [Signs of market improvement for cattle producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7330-signs-of-market-improvement-for-cattle-producers.md) | -0.0% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-02-05 | [CattleFax Outlook Signals Cattle Cycle Turning as Strong Demand Meets Tight Supplies in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20722-cattlefax-outlook-signals-cattle-cycle-turning-as-strong-demand-meets-tight.md) | -0.7% | -2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-11-15 | [2023 Cattle futures strong, can producers hang on?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7180-2023-cattle-futures-strong-can-producers-hang-on.md) | +3.2% | +4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-30 | [The source of high cattle and beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22522-the-source-of-high-cattle-and-beef-prices.md) | -6.4% | -9.4% |

## Sources

- ncba.org: https://www.ncba.org/news-media/news/details/41983/cattlefax-forecasts-continued-strong-demand-and-high-price-outlook-for-cattle-producers

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