# More volatility ahead in the livestock markets - Brownfield Ag News

> A University of Missouri livestock economist says the latest USDA supply and demand report points to continued volatility in cattle and hog markets. USDA raised its corn price forecast by 10 cents and soybean meal by $20/ton, while also increasing US beef and pork production yet raising cattle and hog price forecasts.

- Date: 2020-10-12 · published 2020-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50749-more-volatility-ahead-in-the-livestock-markets-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed input forecasts raise producer costs, while stronger expected demand supports livestock prices, so buyers should watch input costs and consider locking in feed at lower prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-21 | [2019 could squeeze livestock profitability even more - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65128-2019-could-squeeze-livestock-profitability-even-more-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-12 | [Feed prices will weigh on livestock budgets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47726-feed-prices-will-weigh-on-livestock-budgets-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +25.0% |
| CORN | 2017-04-03 | [Both good and bad implications from the Grain Stocks report - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71538-both-good-and-bad-implications-from-the-grain-stocks-report-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-21 | [More new crop corn boosts ethanol production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17109-more-new-crop-corn-boosts-ethanol-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | — |
| CORN | 2018-11-08 | [Big changes in U.S. soybean stocks, global corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61982-big-changes-in-u-s-soybean-stocks-global-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.8% | -0.4% |
| SBM | 2018-05-21 | [2019 could squeeze livestock profitability even more - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65128-2019-could-squeeze-livestock-profitability-even-more-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | -10.8% |
| SBM | 2017-02-08 | [Soybeans, corn, wheat up ahead of USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8600-soybeans-corn-wheat-up-ahead-of-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2025-03-11 | [Modest post-WASDE losses for soybeans, corn, wheat - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25671-modest-post-wasde-losses-for-soybeans-corn-wheat-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.7% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/more-volatility-ahead-in-the-livestock-markets/

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