# Southwest and Southern Plains states’ small-grain feeding hampered by drought - Progressive Cattle | Ag Proud

> Drought has expanded across Oklahoma, southeast Kansas and eastern Colorado, hampering winter wheat pasture grazing in the Southwest and Southern Plains. USDA data show cattle outside feedlots up 2.17% and feedlot placements in January up 11% year over year.

- Date: 2017-04-24 · published 2017-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71634-southwest-and-southern-plains-states-small-grain-feeding-hampered-by-drought
- Commodities: [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Poor pasture and drought in key wheat-grazing areas push cattle into feedlots earlier, adding near-term feed demand for grain and feed ingredients while weighing on pasture-fed supplies.

## Read by commodity

- KWHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KWHEAT | 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) | +2.8% | +9.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-03-17 | [Southern Plains Drought Status Update \| March 17, 2022 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42194-southern-plains-drought-status-update-march-17-2022-drought-gov.md) | +3.6% | +9.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-03-26 | [Drought Update for the Southern Plains DEWS \| March 26, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48023-drought-update-for-the-southern-plains-dews-march-26-2021-drought-gov.md) | -0.3% | +18.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-05-10 | [Drought Status Update for the Northern Great Plains \| May 10, 2021 \| Drought.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46942-drought-status-update-for-the-northern-great-plains-may-10-2021-drought-gov.md) | -10.4% | -13.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-06-25 | [Midwest crops fare well amid variable drought \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12983-midwest-crops-fare-well-amid-variable-drought-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.0% | +23.1% |

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/49371-southwest-and-southern-plains-states-small-grain-feeding-hampered-by-drought

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