# Cattle market frustrates, but fundamentals are better this spring – The Seam

> An industry commentary dated March 28, 2022 says cattle price expectations for 2022 have been lowered, though prices remain well above spring 2021 levels. It cites feed cost increases, higher fuel prices, transport costs and volatility from the war in Ukraine as pressures on the market.

- Date: 2022-03-28 · published 2022-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7631-cattle-market-frustrates-but-fundamentals-are-better-this-spring-the-seam
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed, fuel and freight costs weigh on feeder cattle values and feeding margins, while volatility from the Ukraine war keeps prices unsettled.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-09 | [Cattle Input Prices Surge \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42434-cattle-input-prices-surge-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +1.5% | +1.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-03-09 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dive, led by energy, equity markets - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5176-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-dive-led-by-energy-equity-markets-agcanada.md) | -13.5% | -17.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-02 | [The U.S.-Iran War Has Hit Cattle. How Much Lower Will Prices Go?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5732-the-u-s-iran-war-has-hit-cattle-how-much-lower-will-prices-go.md) | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-31 | [Market Closes - May 31, 2022 - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6237-market-closes-may-31-2022-kentucky-farm-bureau.md) | +3.4% | +3.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-03-02 | [Cattle and Grains See Risk Off Selling on Iran Conflict: Have Cattle Topped? - Farm Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5731-cattle-and-grains-see-risk-off-selling-on-iran-conflict-have-cattle-topped-farm.md) | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2022-03-01 | [Why the Black Sea Matters to Commodity Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14510-why-the-black-sea-matters-to-commodity-markets.md) | +4.7% | +12.1% |
| CORN | 2022-02-24 | [Afternoon Market Recap for February 24, 2022 – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8526-afternoon-market-recap-for-february-24-2022-the-seam.md) | +6.5% | +12.3% |
| CORN | 2022-03-01 | [Surging CME Prices Spur Protein Market Higher - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42397-surging-cme-prices-spur-protein-market-higher-the-jacobsen.md) | +4.7% | +12.1% |

## Sources

- theseam.com: https://www.theseam.com/cattle-market-frustrates-but-fundamentals-are-better-this-spring/

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