# Feeder cattle producers living a nightmare - Brownfield Ag News

> Temporary closures and reduced capacity at US packing plants from COVID-19 are causing heavy stress for feeder cattle producers. Producers are struggling to get bids and face higher freight costs to reach processing plants.

- Date: 2020-05-19 · published 2020-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53274-feeder-cattle-producers-living-a-nightmare-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Packing plant slowdowns widen cash-to-futures discounts and raise costs for feeders, pressuring feeder cattle prices and demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-25 | [Cattle producers face price declines amid coronavirus pandemic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7962-cattle-producers-face-price-declines-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.md) | -6.4% | -9.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -2.7% | +6.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-04-02 | [Why beef prices are up and cattle prices are down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6286-why-beef-prices-are-up-and-cattle-prices-are-down.md) | +2.1% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-31 | [USDA Eyes Phased Reopening of Southern Border to Mexican Feeder Cattle - RFD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20115-usda-eyes-phased-reopening-of-southern-border-to-mexican-feeder-cattle-rfd.md) | +1.5% | +2.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-14 | [Cattle Crash Early Friday on Lower Cash, Fear of Mexican Border Reopening - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6069-cattle-crash-early-friday-on-lower-cash-fear-of-mexican-border-reopening-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-03-25 | [Cattle producers face price declines amid coronavirus pandemic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7962-cattle-producers-face-price-declines-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.md) | +2.1% | -11.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-30 | [US live cattle, feeder cattle futures end lower - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5417-us-live-cattle-feeder-cattle-futures-end-lower-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.9% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-02 | [Why beef prices are up and cattle prices are down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6286-why-beef-prices-are-up-and-cattle-prices-are-down.md) | -5.8% | -13.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/feeder-cattle-producers-living-a-nightmare/

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