# Feeder Cattle Price Seasonality | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> James Mitchell, a University of Arkansas livestock marketing specialist, explains seasonal cattle price patterns driven by fall calf supply and summer grilling demand. The article also reports a fire at the JBS plant in Grand Island, Nebraska, with limited details.

- Date: 2021-09-15 · published 2021-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45197-feeder-cattle-price-seasonality-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Fall calf supply typically pressures feeder prices seasonally, while the JBS plant fire could temporarily reduce packer capacity and cut cattle demand. The seasonal analysis is educational rather than a new market shock.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-20 | [Disruption in fed beef slaughter – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10658-disruption-in-fed-beef-slaughter-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal.md) | +2.2% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [Tyson Foods to close major US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6868-tyson-foods-to-close-major-us-beef-plant-as-cattle-supplies-dwindle.md) | +4.7% | +7.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-16 | [Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire ignites U.S. beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10656-tyson-foods-slaughterhouse-fire-ignites-u-s-beef-prices.md) | +1.9% | +0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Markets see major movement after Tyson plant fire - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57734-markets-see-major-movement-after-tyson-plant-fire-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-01-21 | [Canadian cattle producers desperate as feed shortage reaches crisis levels \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43089-canadian-cattle-producers-desperate-as-feed-shortage-reaches-crisis-levels-cbc.md) | -1.4% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-20 | [Disruption in fed beef slaughter – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10658-disruption-in-fed-beef-slaughter-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal.md) | +2.8% | -4.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [Tyson Foods to close major US beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6868-tyson-foods-to-close-major-us-beef-plant-as-cattle-supplies-dwindle.md) | +1.3% | +5.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-08-16 | [Tyson Foods slaughterhouse fire ignites U.S. beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10656-tyson-foods-slaughterhouse-fire-ignites-u-s-beef-prices.md) | -0.3% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2021/09/15/feeder-cattle-price-seasonality/

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