# Cattle feeding returns faltering | Western Livestock Journal

> LMIC estimated February 2020 fed cattle closeout profitability fell below January's, as faltering cash fed cattle prices tied to coronavirus developments reduced returns on unhedged animals. Futures indicated losses for summer closeouts.

- Date: 2020-03-09 · published 2020-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5174-cattle-feeding-returns-faltering-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker feeding margins and projected summer losses may reduce cattle placements and feed demand, pressuring feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-04-09 | [Rising feed prices impact cattle markets \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47743-rising-feed-prices-impact-cattle-markets-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.6% | -3.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-08 | [Beef cattle market: 2018 in review and a look ahead \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61217-beef-cattle-market-2018-in-review-and-a-look-ahead-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-27 | [Pete's Comments: Speed bump \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33775-pete-s-comments-speed-bump-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.2% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-05-23 | [Markets dally before COF report \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5753-markets-dally-before-cof-report-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-28 | [Markets slide lower on COF news \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51751-markets-slide-lower-on-cof-news-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-05-21 | [Market Wrap-Up: May 21, 2021 \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10276-market-wrap-up-may-21-2021-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-03-13 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9943-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -4.2% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-03 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7263-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +5.5% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/cattle-feeding-returns-faltering/

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