# So Where Does the Beef Market Go from Here? | TSLN.com

> Iowa State extension economist Lee Schulz reviews 2020 beef prices by quarter, noting record third-quarter beef production and lower fourth-quarter fed and feeder cattle prices year over year. He outlines how WASDE and Livestock Outlook estimates tie supply to price for 2021.

- Date: 2020-12-30 · published 2020-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49782-so-where-does-the-beef-market-go-from-here-tsln-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Record 2020 beef production and expected 2021 price trends shape cattle placements and feed demand, though the piece offers outlook rather than a new shock.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-03-11 | [Weekly global protein digest: Australia's beef herd recovering, HPAI, US dairy markets
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| LCATTLE | 2022-10-26 | [US Beef Demand Seen Falling in 2023 as Cattle Herd Continues to Shrink – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39088-us-beef-demand-seen-falling-in-2023-as-cattle-herd-continues-to-shrink-the-van.md) | +0.7% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-06 | [Weekly Cattle Market Trends: Cash Prices, Feedlot Margins, and Packing Plant Utilization - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27543-weekly-cattle-market-trends-cash-prices-feedlot-margins-and-packing-plant.md) | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-12-19 | [Cattle and beef: Where to from here?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55547-cattle-and-beef-where-to-from-here.md) | +0.6% | +0.6% |
| 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% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-30 | [Here’s why premiums, regardless of the current cattle cycle, matter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66135-here-s-why-premiums-regardless-of-the-current-cattle-cycle-matter.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- tsln.com: https://www.tsln.com/news/ag-political-issues/so-where-does-the-beef-market-go-from-here/

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