# Texas Cattle Drought: 77% Dry, Other 23% Questioned

> The article says 77% of Texas beef cows were in drought-affected areas in recent weeks, with drought also affecting more than half of the nation’s beef cows. It presents the figures through satire, inventing ranchers’ suspicions that the remaining cattle are hiding a water source.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:10:33.529Z
- Category: weather · region Texas, United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91065-texas-cattle-drought-77-dry-other-23-questioned
- Commodities: [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md), [Grass Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GRASSHAY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought can limit pasture and water availability, increasing hay and other feed needs and potentially prompting herd liquidation. This could pressure cattle prices lower while supporting forage prices, although the article provides no direct market data.

## Read by commodity

- ALFALFA: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼
- GRASSHAY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-07 | [Drought has changed the cattle price outlook - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64642-drought-has-changed-the-cattle-price-outlook-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.7% | -2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-09-05 | [Australia's drought impact on cow markets - Seeking answers to the hard questions - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62969-australia-s-drought-impact-on-cow-markets-seeking-answers-to-the-hard-questions.md) | -0.0% | +3.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Grain Market Pain Continues on Weather: Cattle Fall as NWS Nears - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10649-grain-market-pain-continues-on-weather-cattle-fall-as-nws-nears-agweb.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-30 | [What’s the most disruptive influence in the cattle market? Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65154-what-s-the-most-disruptive-influence-in-the-cattle-market-weather.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-06-03 | [Delayed corn planting hits feeder cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11381-delayed-corn-planting-hits-feeder-cattle.md) | -0.7% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- farm.fm: https://farm.fm/texas-cattle-drought-77-dry-other-23-questioned/

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