# Cow-calf producers responding to market events and the beginning of a beef cow sell-off - Progressive Cattle | Ag Proud

> A University of Nebraska economist describes how cow-calf producers have responded to volatile feeder cattle futures following the Holcomb fire, which dropped prices to $127 per cwt. The article notes the start of a beef cow sell-off as producers react to price swings and costs.

- Date: 2019-11-15 · published 2019-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56198-cow-calf-producers-responding-to-market-events-and-the-beginning-of-a-beef-cow
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A beginning beef cow sell-off would eventually tighten feeder cattle supply and raise prices, but the effect on near-term feed demand is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/53911-cow-calf-producers-responding-to-market-events-and-the-beginning-of-a-beef-cow-sell-off

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