# Limited wheat pasture run by cattle expected

> Dry conditions since last fall left much less wheat pasture than normal in Oklahoma. Fewer stockers were placed on wheat, and many that grazed moved off early due to lack of forage. Large stocker placements into feedlots over recent months have kept feeder cattle prices firm.

- Date: 2018-03-13 · published 2018-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66163-limited-wheat-pasture-run-by-cattle-expected
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-limited wheat pasture has pushed stocker cattle into feedlots early, supporting feeder cattle prices and near-term feedlot feed demand. Pasture shortfalls could tighten summer feeder supplies.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: neutral
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-10-08 | [Development of wheat pasture could mute seasonal low of feeder cattle prices \| Oklahoma State University](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62697-development-of-wheat-pasture-could-mute-seasonal-low-of-feeder-cattle-prices.md) | -1.9% | -3.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-28 | [Fewer cattle expected as cow herds shrink due to drought \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40618-fewer-cattle-expected-as-cow-herds-shrink-due-to-drought-the-western-producer.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-02-12 | [Drought relief expected to help grain and cattle outlook - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66423-drought-relief-expected-to-help-grain-and-cattle-outlook-high-plains-journal.md) | +2.4% | -2.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-08-27 | [Live cattle gain as heat impacts producers - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34714-live-cattle-gain-as-heat-impacts-producers-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.7% | +2.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-05-29 | [Feeder Cattle Prices Supported by Tight Supplies and Excellent Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5225-feeder-cattle-prices-supported-by-tight-supplies-and-excellent-demand.md) | +3.7% | +2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-04-05 | [Wheat production likely to be lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71542-wheat-production-likely-to-be-lower.md) | +1.9% | +6.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-10-03 | [Russian wheat exports start to pick up the pace \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14169-russian-wheat-exports-start-to-pick-up-the-pace-the-western-producer.md) | -1.9% | +2.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-05-17 | [Wheat rises on Russian crop woes, but US production outlook limits gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4593-wheat-rises-on-russian-crop-woes-but-us-production-outlook-limits-gains-markets.md) | +5.6% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/livestock/limited-wheat-pasture-run-by-cattle-expected

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