# Q4 outlooks look gloomy for beef industry | Western Livestock Journal

> The Western Livestock Journal says Q4 outlooks for the beef industry point to downside risk. The analysis cites expectations of higher red meat and poultry production, along with trade and macro uncertainty.

- Date: 2019-10-03 · published 2019-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56709-q4-outlooks-look-gloomy-for-beef-industry-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected growth in red meat output and downside risks to demand point to weaker cattle prices ahead.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-08 | [Beef cattle market: 2018 in review and a look ahead \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61217-beef-cattle-market-2018-in-review-and-a-look-ahead-western-livestock-journal.md) | +1.4% | +1.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-25 | [Livestock Outlook: March 2025 - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25521-livestock-outlook-march-2025-beef-web.md) | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-05-23 | [Markets dally before COF report \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5753-markets-dally-before-cof-report-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-27 | [Pete's Comments: Speed bump \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33775-pete-s-comments-speed-bump-western-livestock-journal.md) | +0.2% | -5.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-08-28 | [Markets slide lower on COF news \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51751-markets-slide-lower-on-cof-news-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/q4-outlooks-look-gloomy-for-beef-industry/

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