# The Cattle and Beef Margin Squeeze: Peel

> Oklahoma State economist Derrell Peel says increasingly tight cattle supplies will squeeze margins for stockers, feedlots, packers and retailers in coming months. Choice boxed beef is up over 14% year over year while retail beef prices are roughly flat.

- Date: 2023-05-31 · published 2023-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5226-the-cattle-and-beef-margin-squeeze-peel
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Wholesale beef prices rising faster than retail signal that packers and feeders face margin pressure, which can limit how far cattle prices can rise and affects feeder demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | +0.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-07-19 | [Comparing the current feeder cattle market to 2014 and 2015](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35184-comparing-the-current-feeder-cattle-market-to-2014-and-2015.md) | -1.9% | -0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-19 | [What is Next for the Cattle Markets? - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28453-what-is-next-for-the-cattle-markets-proag.md) | +1.1% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [What's in Store for the 2022 Feeder Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5071-what-s-in-store-for-the-2022-feeder-cattle-market.md) | +9.9% | +13.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-12-22 | [Turning the Page on a Year of Transition \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43743-turning-the-page-on-a-year-of-transition-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-07-19 | [Comparing the current feeder cattle market to 2014 and 2015](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35184-comparing-the-current-feeder-cattle-market-to-2014-and-2015.md) | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-19 | [What is Next for the Cattle Markets? - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28453-what-is-next-for-the-cattle-markets-proag.md) | +1.9% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/the-cattle-and-beef-margin-squeeze-peel/
- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/the-cattle-and-beef-margin-squeeze

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