# Examining COVID-19’s effect on cattle markets

> A Farm Progress commentary says the COVID-19 crisis has dominated cattle markets for a month, with volatility and uncertainty high. The author expects cattle prices could recover into late 2020 as the economy rebounds.

- Date: 2020-04-06 · published 2020-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53772-examining-covid-19-s-effect-on-cattle-markets
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A forecast of firmer cattle prices later in 2020 suggests feeder buyers may face a better market than current pandemic-driven weakness implies, though the outlook is uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-29 | [Economics of U.S. Beef and Cattle Market \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22524-economics-of-u-s-beef-and-cattle-market-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | -1.4% | -8.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-19 | [Market Outlook 2019: So far, so good - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61220-market-outlook-2019-so-far-so-good-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-03-17 | [Herd liquidation: Many factors beyond drought conditions impacting cattle markets – AgriNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42220-herd-liquidation-many-factors-beyond-drought-conditions-impacting-cattle.md) | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-05-23 | [Beef Demand – The Key to Cattle Prices \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24800-beef-demand-the-key-to-cattle-prices-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-06-18 | [Explaining the volatile stock and bond market moves this week following the Fed's update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5932-explaining-the-volatile-stock-and-bond-market-moves-this-week-following-the-fed.md) | +2.3% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-29 | [Economics of U.S. Beef and Cattle Market \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22524-economics-of-u-s-beef-and-cattle-market-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | -2.7% | -10.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-01-19 | [Market Outlook 2019: So far, so good - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61220-market-outlook-2019-so-far-so-good-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-05-23 | [Beef Demand – The Key to Cattle Prices \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24800-beef-demand-the-key-to-cattle-prices-farm-bureau-intel-markets-american-farm.md) | +1.2% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cattle-news/examining-covid-19-s-effect-on-cattle-markets

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