# USDA Releases Report on Boxed Beef and Fed Cattle Price Investigation

> USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service released a report on the boxed beef and fed cattle price spread, covering the Tyson Holcomb, Kansas plant closure and the COVID-19 pandemic. The report summarizes market conditions and the widened spread between wholesale beef and cattle prices before, during and after these disruptions.

- Date: 2020-07-22 · published 2020-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52238-usda-releases-report-on-boxed-beef-and-fed-cattle-price-investigation
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The report documents why packer margins widened while producer cattle prices fell, but it does not change near-term supply, so its direct price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-01 | [USDA beefs up fed cattle price reporting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73130-usda-beefs-up-fed-cattle-price-reporting.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-09-28 | [USDA investigation shows cattle markets work](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51240-usda-investigation-shows-cattle-markets-work.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-25 | [‘Cattle on Feed’ report in line with expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11034-cattle-on-feed-report-in-line-with-expectations.md) | -1.8% | +0.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-08 | [USDA Beef Market Data: Boxed Beef Cutout, Cattle Summary, Tallow & Hide Report (Sept 8, 2026) - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17592-usda-beef-market-data-boxed-beef-cutout-cattle-summary-tallow-and-hide-report.md) | +1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7972-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/usda-releases-report-on-boxed-beef-and-fed-cattle-price-investigation
- fb.org: https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/usda-releases-report-on-investigation-into-beef-and-cattle-price-spread

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