# Herd liquidation: Many factors beyond drought conditions impacting cattle markets – AgriNews

> University of Nebraska-Lincoln economist Elliott Dennis says US herd liquidation will continue in 2022, with beef cow slaughter up 10% over 2020. Drought and poor forage in Western states have cut hay stocks, and cull cow sales are rising as producers respond to market incentives.

- Date: 2022-03-17 · published 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42220-herd-liquidation-many-factors-beyond-drought-conditions-impacting-cattle
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier cow slaughter and heifer marketing tighten the future feeder cattle supply, a bullish signal for feeder cattle prices, though near-term beef supply rises.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-01-31 | [Cattle Market Outlook Bright Despite Rising Input Costs \| Ohio Ag Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43275-cattle-market-outlook-bright-despite-rising-input-costs-ohio-ag-manager.md) | +4.1% | -1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-07-19 | [Comparing the current feeder cattle market to 2014 and 2015](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35184-comparing-the-current-feeder-cattle-market-to-2014-and-2015.md) | -1.9% | -0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-19 | [What is Next for the Cattle Markets? - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28453-what-is-next-for-the-cattle-markets-proag.md) | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-30 | [Higher Cattle Prices Good, But Wide Profit Margins Are Better - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6725-higher-cattle-prices-good-but-wide-profit-margins-are-better-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.0% | +10.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [What's in Store for the 2022 Feeder Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5071-what-s-in-store-for-the-2022-feeder-cattle-market.md) | +9.9% | +13.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-23 | [Beef Demand – The Key to Cattle Prices \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24800-beef-demand-the-key-to-cattle-prices-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-29 | [Economics of U.S. Beef and Cattle Market \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22524-economics-of-u-s-beef-and-cattle-market-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | -1.4% | -8.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-09-13 | [Five key drivers for livestock markets in 2023 and beyond](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34034-five-key-drivers-for-livestock-markets-in-2023-and-beyond.md) | +0.9% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- agrinews-pubs.com: https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/livestock/2022/03/17/herd-liquidation-many-factors-beyond-drought-conditions-impacting-cattle-markets/

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