# Domestic Fed and Feeder Cattle Prices are Supported by Export Demand | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska

> An analysis explains that US beef export demand has grown significantly since 2010 and has outpaced pork and broiler export demand, helping keep fed and feeder cattle prices firm despite flat-to-declining domestic beef demand. The authors frame trade barriers as raising delivery costs and diverting flows.

- Date: 2019-12-20 · published 2019-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55695-domestic-fed-and-feeder-cattle-prices-are-supported-by-export-demand-center-for
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export demand for US beef is a key support for cattle prices, so any tariff or SPS barrier that curbs exports would weigh on cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-23 | [Tight Supplies and Beef Demand are Fundamental to Price Support \| Feedlot Special \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11323-tight-supplies-and-beef-demand-are-fundamental-to-price-support-feedlot-special.md) | +2.5% | +3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-01-21 | [Live export cattle prices push into unchartered territory + 2020 full year export data - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49081-live-export-cattle-prices-push-into-unchartered-territory-2020-full-year-export.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Cattle Prices Face New Pressure as Mexican Imports Remain Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17082-u-s-cattle-prices-face-new-pressure-as-mexican-imports-remain-restricted.md) | -4.1% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-08 | [Weekly protein report: Feeder cattle supplies remain tight despite renewed Mexican imports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17199-weekly-protein-report-feeder-cattle-supplies-remain-tight-despite-renewed.md) | +0.9% | -0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-09-12 | [Cattle Imports and Exports in North America with Derrell Peel - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39525-cattle-imports-and-exports-in-north-america-with-derrell-peel-oklahoma-farm.md) | -2.1% | -4.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-23 | [Tight Supplies and Beef Demand are Fundamental to Price Support \| Feedlot Special \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11323-tight-supplies-and-beef-demand-are-fundamental-to-price-support-feedlot-special.md) | +2.3% | +3.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-01-21 | [Live export cattle prices push into unchartered territory + 2020 full year export data - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49081-live-export-cattle-prices-push-into-unchartered-territory-2020-full-year-export.md) | +1.2% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Cattle Prices Face New Pressure as Mexican Imports Remain Restricted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17082-u-s-cattle-prices-face-new-pressure-as-mexican-imports-remain-restricted.md) | -3.0% | — |

## Sources

- cap.unl.edu: https://cap.unl.edu/news/domestic-fed-and-feeder-cattle-prices-are-supported-export-demand/

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