# Live Cattle Basis Due to Covid-19: Deviations and Convergence | UNL Beef | Nebraska

> A University of Nebraska extension article explains how cash-minus-futures basis has moved in live cattle due to COVID-19 disruptions. It defines basis strengthening and weakening and how packer plant closures affect the relationship.

- Date: 2020-05-08 · published 2020-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53257-live-cattle-basis-due-to-covid-19-deviations-and-convergence-unl-beef-nebraska
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Basis widening between cash and futures signals packer disruption and affects feeder cattle hedging and marketing returns.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- beef.unl.edu: https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/2020/live-cattle-basis-due-covid-19-deviations-and-convergence/

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