# Cattle industry takes center stage in May - High Plains Journal

> High Plains Journal profiles the US cattle industry, citing USDA data that cattle represent about 17% of agricultural cash receipts. The ERS noted drought and tight forage are forcing deeper herd culling, with higher beef cow slaughter in early 2022.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41545-cattle-industry-takes-center-stage-in-may-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Deeper culling from drought tightens future beef supply, which supports cattle prices over the longer term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-01-01 | [As drought tightened cattle production, 2023 markets soared  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32247-as-drought-tightened-cattle-production-2023-markets-soared-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.4% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-02-12 | [Drought relief expected to help grain and cattle outlook - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66423-drought-relief-expected-to-help-grain-and-cattle-outlook-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.5% | -1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-18 | [Winter and mud mess with cattle markets \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61231-winter-and-mud-mess-with-cattle-markets-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| 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 | 2022-07-15 | [Pete's Comments: Feeder cattle on a roll \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40621-pete-s-comments-feeder-cattle-on-a-roll-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-01-01 | [As drought tightened cattle production, 2023 markets soared  - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32247-as-drought-tightened-cattle-production-2023-markets-soared-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.7% | +8.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-02-12 | [Drought relief expected to help grain and cattle outlook - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66423-drought-relief-expected-to-help-grain-and-cattle-outlook-high-plains-journal.md) | +2.4% | -2.8% |
| 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

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2022/05/13/cattle-industry-takes-center-stage-in-may/

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