# Cattle Prices, Pasture Conditions, and Feed Costs | News | feedlotmagazine.com

> August feeder futures are about $25 per cwt below the April 18 contract high, following seasonal declines, a bearish April Cattle on Feed report and weaker exports. The USDA's June report cut 2019 corn production by 1.4 billion bushels to 13.7 billion, the lowest since 2015/16.

- Date: 2019-06-19 · published 2019-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58732-cattle-prices-pasture-conditions-and-feed-costs-news-feedlotmagazine-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A sharply smaller US corn crop lifts feed costs and is the main near-term threat to cattle margins. Feed buyers should expect firm corn and sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-16 | [Livestock Feed Markets Stable as World Markets Swirl \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25250-livestock-feed-markets-stable-as-world-markets-swirl-industry-news.md) | -0.8% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2021-04-06 | [USDA feed additive prices 2021 \| Feed Planet Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47938-usda-feed-additive-prices-2021-feed-planet-magazine.md) | +1.7% | +24.1% |
| CORN | 2020-11-11 | [CME update: feed cattle futures dip as corn prices rise
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7939-cme-update-feed-cattle-futures-dip-as-corn-prices-rise-the-cattle-site.md) | +7.9% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-29 | [Egg and chicken prices are climbing, and that's good news for India's big poultry companies - aviNews, the global poultry magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18507-egg-and-chicken-prices-are-climbing-and-that-s-good-news-for-india-s-big.md) | -3.5% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-04 | [Morning Grains Comments 05/04/21 \| Market Reports \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7701-morning-grains-comments-05-04-21-market-reports-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +1.5% | -5.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-28 | [Placements of Cattle on Feed up 6% \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19413-placements-of-cattle-on-feed-up-6-industry-news-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | -3.4% | +5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-12-22 | [Cattle Prices Lowered but Supply Fundamentals Remain \| Industry News \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21641-cattle-prices-lowered-but-supply-fundamentals-remain-industry-news.md) | +0.4% | +5.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-18 | [Beef Market Update: USDA Cattle on Feed, calving season, and dry pasture conditions on the Prairies - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5962-beef-market-update-usda-cattle-on-feed-calving-season-and-dry-pasture.md) | -1.2% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/cattle-prices-pasture-conditions-and-feed-costs/article_68200453-479a-58b3-8670-6edf302d8fa8.html

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