# Turning the Page on a Year of Transition | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> A University of Kentucky livestock economist reviews 2021 as a year of modest cattle price gains, drought in parts of the US, and higher feed costs. He argues fed cattle output peaked in 2021 as beef cow herd declines continue.

- Date: 2021-12-22 · published 2021-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43743-turning-the-page-on-a-year-of-transition-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking cow herd and calf crops point to tighter supplies that should support cattle prices, while higher feed costs weigh on feeder margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-05-31 | [The Cattle and Beef Margin Squeeze: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5226-the-cattle-and-beef-margin-squeeze-peel.md) | +4.1% | +4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-01 | [Cattle Economics: Cattle Prices and Rockets \| UT Beef & Forage Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38361-cattle-economics-cattle-prices-and-rockets-ut-beef-and-forage-center.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -4.2% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-23 | [Hog, live cattle futures fall on recession fears - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41079-hog-live-cattle-futures-fall-on-recession-fears-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -1.4% | +3.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-05-31 | [The Cattle and Beef Margin Squeeze: Peel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5226-the-cattle-and-beef-margin-squeeze-peel.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | +0.0% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2021/12/22/turning-the-page-on-a-year-of-transition/

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