# Cattle Market Expectations for Fall Under COVID-19 - Northern Ag Network

> Montana ranchers face uncertainty about fall cattle prices as COVID-19 slows meat processing and creates bottlenecks in the supply chain. A Trump executive order keeping meat plants open offers some assurance but does not remove worker-safety risks.

- Date: 2020-05-09 · published 2020-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53273-cattle-market-expectations-for-fall-under-covid-19-northern-ag-network
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced packing capacity and bottlenecks push pressure back to feeder and calf prices, weighing on expected fall cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-17 | [UK ag economist says cattle markets volatile amidst COVID-19 uncertainties - The Lane Report \| Kentucky Business & Economic News - UK ag economist says cattle markets volatile amidst COVID-19 uncertainties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11127-uk-ag-economist-says-cattle-markets-volatile-amidst-covid-19-uncertainties-the.md) | +15.4% | +7.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-25 | [Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7963-kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-farms-com.md) | -6.4% | -9.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-27 | [Cattle Collapsing as Spec Longs Head for the Exits](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22523-cattle-collapsing-as-spec-longs-head-for-the-exits.md) | -4.4% | -11.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-01 | [Mexican Border is Expected to Open for Feeder Cattle Week of Jan. 20, Sources Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26451-mexican-border-is-expected-to-open-for-feeder-cattle-week-of-jan-20-sources-say.md) | -3.9% | -0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-06 | [Analyst: Cattle markets roiled by the coronavirus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5172-analyst-cattle-markets-roiled-by-the-coronavirus.md) | -11.1% | -17.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-17 | [UK ag economist says cattle markets volatile amidst COVID-19 uncertainties - The Lane Report \| Kentucky Business & Economic News - UK ag economist says cattle markets volatile amidst COVID-19 uncertainties](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11127-uk-ag-economist-says-cattle-markets-volatile-amidst-covid-19-uncertainties-the.md) | +5.7% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-25 | [Kentucky Beef Cattle Market Update \| Farms.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7963-kentucky-beef-cattle-market-update-farms-com.md) | +2.1% | -11.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-08-01 | [New Zealand makes effort to eradicate infected cattle from nation's herd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63475-new-zealand-makes-effort-to-eradicate-infected-cattle-from-nation-s-herd.md) | +1.7% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- northernag.net: https://www.northernag.net/cattle-market-expectations-for-fall-under-covid-19/

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