# FEEDSTUFFS MEAT PRICE OUTLOOK: September 19, 2017

> USDA's Meat Price Outlook says Choice-or-better beef carcass output is at historic highs, up 4.4% year on year. Pork cutout prices corrected lower, and supplies are expected to keep rising above last year.

- Date: 2017-09-19 · published 2017-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69064-feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-september-19-2017
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy beef and pork supplies point to softer cutout values and pressure on cattle and hog prices, while strong beef output may narrow the Choice/Select spread.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-01 | [FEEDSTUFFS MEAT PRICE OUTLOOK: May 01, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4611-feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-may-01-2018.md) | -7.4% | -13.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-12-18 | [Beef Market Outlook: Heavier Weights, Price Adjustments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21647-beef-market-outlook-heavier-weights-price-adjustments.md) | -0.4% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-14 | [2019 Meat and Poultry Industry Economic Outlook: A mixed bag \| 2018-12-14  \| The National Provisioner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61720-2019-meat-and-poultry-industry-economic-outlook-a-mixed-bag-2018-12-14-the.md) | +0.3% | +4.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-11-01 | [Prices for protein under pressure \| Meatpoultry.com \| October 31, 2016 21:11 \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73877-prices-for-protein-under-pressure-meatpoultry-com-october-31-2016-21-11-meat.md) | -0.6% | +7.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-03-05 | [What you need to know from ABARES’ Outlook 2019 \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60043-what-you-need-to-know-from-abares-outlook-2019-nsw.md) | +0.2% | -1.6% |
| HOGS | 2017-04-25 | [FEEDSTUFFS MEAT PRICE OUTLOOK: April 25, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5397-feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-april-25-2017.md) | +0.9% | +22.1% |
| HOGS | 2018-05-01 | [FEEDSTUFFS MEAT PRICE OUTLOOK: May 01, 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4611-feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-may-01-2018.md) | +0.8% | +11.7% |
| HOGS | 2022-09-12 | [CME lean hog futures weaken, USDA lowers 2022 price outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39741-cme-lean-hog-futures-weaken-usda-lowers-2022-price-outlook.md) | +1.7% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/feedstuffs-meat-price-outlook-september-19-2017

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