# What is Causing Downward Volatility in the Cattle Market? - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

> Cattle prices surged earlier on robust beef demand and tight supply but recently fell. R-CALF's Bill Bullard attributes the decline to packers shortening kill weeks and rising beef imports that substitute for domestic beef.

- Date: 2023-12-20 · published 2023-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32832-what-is-causing-downward-volatility-in-the-cattle-market-ag-information-network
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cattle demand from packers and import competition reduce feedlot pricing power and could slow restocking demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- aginfo.net: https://www.aginfo.net/report/58324/Line-on-Agriculture/What-is-Causing-Downward-Volatility-in-the-Cattle-Market-

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