# Rising input costs may overwhelm cattle prices | The Western Producer

> Western Canadian calf prices are about 25% higher than a year ago, and beef prices are up. Drought has forced cow liquidation on the Prairies and in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Rising input costs are cited as a risk to producer margins.

- Date: 2022-11-03 · published 2022-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7224-rising-input-costs-may-overwhelm-cattle-prices-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supplies from drought-driven herd liquidation support feeder and calf prices. Higher input costs, including feed, could erode returns and cap how far producers can benefit.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2021-08-20 | [Cattle Prices Pt 1 - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10057-cattle-prices-pt-1-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +0.7% | -2.1% |
| 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 | 2022-08-09 | [Coping with high feed prices, drought in 2022
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40182-coping-with-high-feed-prices-drought-in-2022-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-02-03 | [CattleFax Forecasts Producer Profitability in 2023 with Potential Drought Relief for the West](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37485-cattlefax-forecasts-producer-profitability-in-2023-with-potential-drought.md) | +0.5% | +2.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-30 | [The source of high cattle and beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22522-the-source-of-high-cattle-and-beef-prices.md) | -6.4% | -9.4% |
| CORN | 2024-05-29 | [‘Weather market’ resumes role as price driver \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30283-weather-market-resumes-role-as-price-driver-the-western-producer.md) | -4.5% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2021-08-20 | [Cattle Prices Pt 1 - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10057-cattle-prices-pt-1-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +0.4% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.8% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/markets/rising-input-costs-may-overwhelm-cattle-prices/

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