# High feed prices challenge cattle producers | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> Iowa Agribusiness Radio cites the USDA Cattle on Feed report showing 11.5 million head on feed July 1, 2019, up 2% from a year earlier and the highest July 1 inventory since 1996. Corn has hit a five-year high, and Derrell Peel urges cow-calf producers to decide whether to sell calves early or retain ownership.

- Date: 2019-07-22 · published 2019-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58234-high-feed-prices-challenge-cattle-producers-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record feedlot inventories add supply pressure on fed cattle, while expensive corn raises feeding costs and affects calf placement and feeder demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-06-28 | [Higher priced corn challenging cattle prices \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9501-higher-priced-corn-challenging-cattle-prices-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | -1.8% | +0.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-26 | [Feedlots full, cattle prices slipping \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64644-feedlots-full-cattle-prices-slipping-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | -0.4% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-31 | [Beef prices are coming down. Consumers rejoice, producers retrench. \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65131-beef-prices-are-coming-down-consumers-rejoice-producers-retrench-iowa.md) | +1.2% | -0.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-24 | [USDA Cattle on Feed Report Hits Cattle Prices Hard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10309-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-hits-cattle-prices-hard.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-08 | [Projecting feeder cattle prices in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64683-projecting-feeder-cattle-prices-in-2018.md) | +0.8% | -2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-06-28 | [Higher priced corn challenging cattle prices \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9501-higher-priced-corn-challenging-cattle-prices-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +2.2% | +5.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-26 | [Feedlots full, cattle prices slipping \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64644-feedlots-full-cattle-prices-slipping-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +4.2% | +4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-02-12 | [Rising feed costs may change feeder cattle market \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48785-rising-feed-costs-may-change-feeder-cattle-market-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | -0.0% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/high-feed-prices-challenge-cattle-producers/

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