# Volatile Cattle Markets: Navigating management options through uncertainty – Wyoming Livestock Roundup

> Speakers at a National Cattlemen's Beef Association webinar said cattle market volatility will likely persist for 18 months to two years due to COVID-19. The US holds about 30.5 to 31 million beef cows, and feedyard backlogs are making it hard to place feeder cattle. Analysts warn the fall calf market could be vulnerable, with calf numbers around 150 to 160 million head.

- Date: 2020-07-04 · published 2020-07-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52259-volatile-cattle-markets-navigating-management-options-through-uncertainty
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Feedyard backlogs and a possible weak fall calf market could pressure feeder cattle prices, while a moderate cow herd limits longer-term supply growth.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- wylr.net: https://www.wylr.net/2020/07/04/volatile-cattle-markets-navigating-management-options-through-uncertainty/

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