# Cattle Markets Looking for Spring - Northern Ag Network

> Northern Ag Network reviews cattle markets after a March winter storm disrupted slaughter and beef production in February. Steer carcass weights fell year over year for the first time in 71 weeks, and feeder prices held steady despite large March auction volumes.

- Date: 2021-03-18 · published 2021-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48263-cattle-markets-looking-for-spring-northern-ag-network
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower carcass weights and steady feeder prices indicate tight beef supply dynamics that support cattle values through the rest of the year.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [Cattle Supply and Demand Issues for the 2022 Marketing Year - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5073-cattle-supply-and-demand-issues-for-the-2022-marketing-year-northern-ag-network.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-10-30 | [Farm Bureau: Low Inventory Leads to Uncertainty in Cattle Markets \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8085-farm-bureau-low-inventory-leads-to-uncertainty-in-cattle-markets-american-ag.md) | -1.3% | -1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-02-14 | [Replacement Heifer and Cattle on Feed Trends Affecting Markets - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31815-replacement-heifer-and-cattle-on-feed-trends-affecting-markets-ag-information.md) | -0.0% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-02-01 | [U.S. Cow Herd Continues to Slowly Shrink - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48575-u-s-cow-herd-continues-to-slowly-shrink-northern-ag-network.md) | +2.2% | +1.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-10-26 | [New Cattle Feedlot Report Points to Shrinking Beef Cattle Herd - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44700-new-cattle-feedlot-report-points-to-shrinking-beef-cattle-herd-ag-information.md) | +2.3% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-05-26 | [Cattle on Feed Report Mostly Market Friendly \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5755-cattle-on-feed-report-mostly-market-friendly-red-river-farm-network.md) | -6.8% | -8.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-11-10 | [Marketline Report for Friday, November 10th - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10554-marketline-report-for-friday-november-10th-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -0.4% | -8.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-08-24 | [Fall Feeder Cattle Market Prospects \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9394-fall-feeder-cattle-market-prospects-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | -2.7% | -6.9% |

## Sources

- northernag.net: https://www.northernag.net/cattle-markets-looking-for-spring/

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