# Does This Fall Market Offer Post-weaning Opportunities? | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> An Ohio State Beef Cattle Letter notes record August beef exports and that fed cattle prices have not yet fallen seasonally. Calf prices are declining seasonally, weighed on by weather-related health issues and high feed costs that favor placing calves on feed. The outlook for calves next year is described as encouraging.

- Date: 2021-10-20 · published 2021-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44710-does-this-fall-market-offer-post-weaning-opportunities-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Significantly higher feed prices are shifting calf demand toward heavier, feed-ready animals, which lowers calf values and reflects feed cost pressure on feeding margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2021/10/20/does-this-fall-market-offer-post-weaning-opportunities/

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