# Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> Kentucky feeder cattle prices fell about $10/cwt from the third week of February to the second week of March 2020, a sharper seasonal drop than usual. University of Kentucky's Kenny Burdine said COVID-19 uncertainty made forecasting nearly impossible.

- Date: 2020-03-18 · published 2020-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5171-kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Sharper feeder cattle price declines reduce producer margins and signal weaker near-term demand for feed grains used in backgrounding and finishing.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2020/03/18/kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-25/

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