# Input Prices, Drought Impacting Cattle Markets

> A Farm Bureau economist says inventory, drought and input costs are the biggest factors shaping the 2022 US cattle market. The piece is a brief summary pointing to a longer article.

- Date: 2022-05-26 · published 2022-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41540-input-prices-drought-impacting-cattle-markets
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven herd liquidation and rising input costs affect future beef and feeder supply, which shapes cattle price expectations.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-10-31 | [Drought continues to impact timing of future marketings \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39290-drought-continues-to-impact-timing-of-future-marketings-ag-proud.md) | -0.0% | -0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-03-02 | [Fed cattle prices climb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60221-fed-cattle-prices-climb.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-19 | [Klassen: Challenging weather influencing feeder market - Canadian Cattlemen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7041-klassen-challenging-weather-influencing-feeder-market-canadian-cattlemen.md) | -3.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-05-01 | [The impacts of COVID-19 on livestock and red meat markets \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53084-the-impacts-of-covid-19-on-livestock-and-red-meat-markets-meat-and-livestock.md) | +9.3% | +13.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-08 | [Drought drives stored feed, byproduct use in cow-calf herds \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24770-drought-drives-stored-feed-byproduct-use-in-cow-calf-herds-the-western-producer.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-24 | [Beef prices have barely moved at the supermarket, frustrating farmers copping cattle price crash - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10315-beef-prices-have-barely-moved-at-the-supermarket-frustrating-farmers-copping.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-01 | [The impacts of COVID-19 on livestock and red meat markets \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53084-the-impacts-of-covid-19-on-livestock-and-red-meat-markets-meat-and-livestock.md) | +3.2% | +16.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-05-29 | [Brazil on drought alert, faces worst dry spell in 91 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46926-brazil-on-drought-alert-faces-worst-dry-spell-in-91-years.md) | +0.4% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Input-Prices-Drought-Impacting-Cattle-Markets

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