# Live Cattle Basis | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> A South Dakota State risk specialist explains how to compute and use live cattle basis, drawing on 2019 Sioux Falls auction data. The piece also notes that USDA reporting changed in May 2019.

- Date: 2020-01-29 · published 2020-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55233-live-cattle-basis-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Basis analysis helps feeders time cash sales and hedges, but it does not itself signal a new price move.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2020/01/29/live-cattle-basis/

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