# Supply levels puts lid on beef prices

> An opinion piece argues beef producers should expect two to three years of lower prices because expanding cattle and beef supplies cap market rallies. It recommends locking in higher prices during short-term upswings.

- Date: 2017-03-06 · published 2017-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72125-supply-levels-puts-lid-on-beef-prices
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding cattle supplies cap beef and cattle price rallies, which supports lower longer-term cattle prices for feed-yard and feeder-market planning.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Cattle futures slip on fuel price demand fears - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19391-cattle-futures-slip-on-fuel-price-demand-fears-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.1% | +4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Macroeconomic Volatility and Industry Specific Shocks Pressure Down Cattle Prices \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10657-macroeconomic-volatility-and-industry-specific-shocks-pressure-down-cattle.md) | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-04-21 | [COVID-19 infects nearly all commodity prices \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6503-covid-19-infects-nearly-all-commodity-prices-capital-press.md) | +1.8% | +7.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-08-22 | [Cattle Market Overriding Themes \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63656-cattle-market-overriding-themes-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.1% | +4.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-02-05 | [Place your bet on fed cattle market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66625-place-your-bet-on-fed-cattle-market.md) | -3.1% | -3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-29 | [Cattle futures slip on fuel price demand fears - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19391-cattle-futures-slip-on-fuel-price-demand-fears-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-06-23 | [Hog, live cattle futures fall on recession fears - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41079-hog-live-cattle-futures-fall-on-recession-fears-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +0.6% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-04-30 | [Futures File: Metals move fast; oil prices vary; beef market crumbles – Greeley Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11612-futures-file-metals-move-fast-oil-prices-vary-beef-market-crumbles-greeley.md) | -2.0% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/livestock/supply-levels-puts-lid-on-beef-prices

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