# Cattle Input Prices Surge | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> An Extension economist notes feeder cattle futures have dropped roughly $10/cwt since mid-February as corn jumped about a dollar per bushel. The May 2022 corn contract closed near $7.50/bu, and the December contract is up about $0.40 since mid-February. Concern centers on corn stocks and production in Ukraine, which supplies a significant share of exports.

- Date: 2022-03-09 · published 2022-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42434-cattle-input-prices-surge-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Corn is the main feed input for fed cattle, so a sustained rally squeezes feedlot margins and weighs on feeder cattle values. Ukrainian export losses keep corn supported.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-25 | [Fertiliser makers cut output as gas prices surge \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5147-fertiliser-makers-cut-output-as-gas-prices-surge-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-25 | [What’s Behind the Latest Surge in Grain and Oilseed Prices?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11998-what-s-behind-the-latest-surge-in-grain-and-oilseed-prices.md) | -0.3% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2021-09-21 | [Food prices poised to surge with fertilizer at highest in years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45024-food-prices-poised-to-surge-with-fertilizer-at-highest-in-years.md) | +1.8% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-03-28 | [Cattle market frustrates, but fundamentals are better this spring – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7631-cattle-market-frustrates-but-fundamentals-are-better-this-spring-the-seam.md) | +1.9% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-24 | [Farm Input Costs Surge Amid Iran Conflict - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4632-farm-input-costs-surge-amid-iran-conflict-agweb.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-02 | [The U.S.-Iran War Has Hit Cattle. How Much Lower Will Prices Go?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5732-the-u-s-iran-war-has-hit-cattle-how-much-lower-will-prices-go.md) | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-28 | [Cattle market frustrates, but fundamentals are better this spring – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7631-cattle-market-frustrates-but-fundamentals-are-better-this-spring-the-seam.md) | +3.3% | +0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-09 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dive, led by energy, equity markets - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5176-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-dive-led-by-energy-equity-markets-agcanada.md) | -13.5% | -17.2% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2022/03/09/cattle-input-prices-surge/

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