# Why beef prices have been rising this fall

> Marketplace explains that beef prices have risen this fall, with cattle futures up almost 10% between late August and late October. Drought in the western Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma has pushed ranchers to shrink herds, while production costs and steady demand add support.

- Date: 2024-11-11 · published 2024-11-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27540-why-beef-prices-have-been-rising-this-fall
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven herd liquidation reduces cattle supply and keeps cattle prices firm, while higher feed and cost pressures persist for feeders.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-07 | [Get ready for higher beef prices this summer. Here’s why. - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10087-get-ready-for-higher-beef-prices-this-summer-here-s-why-marketwatch.md) | +1.7% | -1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-05 | [Here’s why beef is still pricey \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10375-here-s-why-beef-is-still-pricey-cnn-business.md) | +3.3% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-08-13 | [How this summer's drought could have you paying high beef prices again next year \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45514-how-this-summer-s-drought-could-have-you-paying-high-beef-prices-again-next.md) | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-20 | [Is This a Fall Pricing Opportunity for Feeders? \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40620-is-this-a-fall-pricing-opportunity-for-feeders-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.1% | +2.8% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-06-07 | [Get ready for higher beef prices this summer. Here’s why. - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10087-get-ready-for-higher-beef-prices-this-summer-here-s-why-marketwatch.md) | -1.2% | -0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-05 | [Here’s why beef is still pricey \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10375-here-s-why-beef-is-still-pricey-cnn-business.md) | +2.2% | +2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-08-13 | [How this summer's drought could have you paying high beef prices again next year \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45514-how-this-summer-s-drought-could-have-you-paying-high-beef-prices-again-next.md) | -0.3% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- marketplace.org: https://www.marketplace.org/story/2024/11/11/why-beef-prices-have-been-rising-this-fall

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