# Higher calf prices may be on the horizon for 2020 | TheFencePost.com

> Jim Robb of the Livestock Marketing Information Center told a Nebraska cattle symposium that a shrinking calf crop and steady consumer demand may push calf prices higher from 2020. He said cattle feeding returns turned positive in December, with closeouts projected at $125 to $150 a head.

- Date: 2019-12-06 · published 2019-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55696-higher-calf-prices-may-be-on-the-horizon-for-2020-thefencepost-com
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A tightening beef supply and improving feeding margins point to firmer feeder and calf prices, which raises input costs for feedlots and mixed-feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-01-24 | [Optimism, higher cattle prices to start 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43088-optimism-higher-cattle-prices-to-start-2022.md) | -0.4% | +3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-30 | [Higher Cattle Prices Good, But Wide Profit Margins Are Better - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6725-higher-cattle-prices-good-but-wide-profit-margins-are-better-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.0% | +10.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [What's in Store for the 2022 Feeder Cattle Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5071-what-s-in-store-for-the-2022-feeder-cattle-market.md) | +9.9% | +13.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-27 | [A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs \| Beef \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23000-a-lot-at-steak-us-beef-and-cattle-prices-soar-to-record-highs-beef-the-guardian.md) | +0.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-02-28 | [Cattle prices expected to remain high in 2025 and 2026 - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26182-cattle-prices-expected-to-remain-high-in-2025-and-2026-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.9% | +4.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-01-24 | [Optimism, higher cattle prices to start 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43088-optimism-higher-cattle-prices-to-start-2022.md) | +0.6% | +3.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-16 | [Higher revenues and falling feed prices boost producer optimism \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21623-higher-revenues-and-falling-feed-prices-boost-producer-optimism-the-national.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-04-30 | [Higher Cattle Prices Good, But Wide Profit Margins Are Better - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6725-higher-cattle-prices-good-but-wide-profit-margins-are-better-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.2% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- thefencepost.com: https://www.thefencepost.com/news/higher-calf-prices-may-be-on-the-horizon-for-2020/

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