# Terrain | Delayed Marketings Bolster Cattle Feeders’ Bargaining Position

> Drought-reduced beef cow numbers and tighter feeder cattle supplies are expected to cut slaughter and lift fed cattle prices into spring. Winter snowstorms have weakened feeding conditions in northern areas, prompting feeders to delay marketings and seek higher prices.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31321-terrain-delayed-marketings-bolster-cattle-feeders-bargaining-position
- 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

Delayed marketings and tighter supplies support fed cattle and beef prices, while declining grain costs help feeders offset weight losses. Feed demand may be affected by slower placements.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-07-15 | [Cattle and beef markets looking for summer direction: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58218-cattle-and-beef-markets-looking-for-summer-direction-peel.md) | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-11-02 | [Terrain \| Drought-forced Cattle Movement Expected to Impact Markets into 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7228-terrain-drought-forced-cattle-movement-expected-to-impact-markets-into-2023.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 2026-09-08 | [Navigating a Changing Cattle Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17425-navigating-a-changing-cattle-market.md) | +3.0% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-27 | [Terrain \| Heifer Retention Likely Too Low to Bolster Beef Cow Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6722-terrain-heifer-retention-likely-too-low-to-bolster-beef-cow-herd.md) | -4.1% | -3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-01-01 | [Feeder cattle market: Prices ending 2024 on higher note](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27086-feeder-cattle-market-prices-ending-2024-on-higher-note.md) | +1.0% | +7.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-06-19 | [Improving pasture conditions bolster feeder calf demand \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35627-improving-pasture-conditions-bolster-feeder-calf-demand-ag-proud.md) | -0.5% | +5.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-07-15 | [Cattle and beef markets looking for summer direction: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58218-cattle-and-beef-markets-looking-for-summer-direction-peel.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- terrainag.com: https://www.terrainag.com/insights/delayed-marketings-bolster-cattle-feeders-bargaining-position/

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