# No quick fix to slaughter crunch

> USDA data show on-farm cattle slaughter reached 100,600 head in 2019, the highest since 2013 but only 0.3% of the total harvest. Beef cow slaughter data suggest some cow-calf producers are trimming herds. Commercial locker facilities are booked far ahead due to the cattle backlog.

- Date: 2020-06-18 · published 2020-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52577-no-quick-fix-to-slaughter-crunch
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Packer capacity constraints and a large cattle backlog delay marketing and keep the fed cattle market under pressure, while herd trimming could tighten future supply.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/management/no-quick-fix-to-slaughter-crunch

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