# Gone Missing | Data void grows because of shutdown

> Market participants say the longest partial US government shutdown has halted NASS production data for cattle, though AMS price data continues. Analysts warn that the lack of official data increases uncertainty for stocker operators. Some traders are reportedly acting on information before USDA reports are released.

- Date: 2019-02-01 · published 2019-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60726-gone-missing-data-void-grows-because-of-shutdown
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Missing supply data raises price risk for cattle buyers and sellers, and markets may be more volatile or discount prices when information is thin.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [USDA reports unusually large US beef export sales, raising doubts over data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5240-usda-reports-unusually-large-us-beef-export-sales-raising-doubts-over-data.md) | -2.2% | -7.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-25 | [Feeder cattle futures sink on surprise feedlot data - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19409-feeder-cattle-futures-sink-on-surprise-feedlot-data-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-10-11 | [Cattle futures mixed, watching direct cash trade develop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62671-cattle-futures-mixed-watching-direct-cash-trade-develop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-12-30 | [So Where Does the Beef Market Go from Here? \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49782-so-where-does-the-beef-market-go-from-here-tsln-com.md) | +2.4% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-03-11 | [Weekly global protein digest: Australia's beef herd recovering, HPAI, US dairy markets
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42221-weekly-global-protein-digest-australia-s-beef-herd-recovering-hpai-us-dairy.md) | +0.5% | +0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-07-02 | [USDA reports unusually large US beef export sales, raising doubts over data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5240-usda-reports-unusually-large-us-beef-export-sales-raising-doubts-over-data.md) | -2.2% | -4.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-10-11 | [Cattle futures mixed, watching direct cash trade develop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62671-cattle-futures-mixed-watching-direct-cash-trade-develop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.2% | -3.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-12-30 | [So Where Does the Beef Market Go from Here? \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49782-so-where-does-the-beef-market-go-from-here-tsln-com.md) | -2.8% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/gone-missing

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