# Corn prices shift opportunity

> Oklahoma State extension economist Derrell Peel suggested cow-calf producers consider extending ownership of spring calves because higher corn prices add value to forage and gain. USDA's June WASDE cut the corn yield to 166 bushels per acre and raised the season-average corn price 50 cents to $3.80 per bushel.

- Date: 2019-06-28 · published 2019-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9499-corn-prices-shift-opportunity
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher projected corn prices and a smaller USDA crop estimate support feed costs and reinforce the case for holding calves longer rather than selling them at weaning.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-02-15 | [Soybean, corn, wheat - where to look for buying opportunity? \| XTB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60561-soybean-corn-wheat-where-to-look-for-buying-opportunity-xtb.md) | +0.0% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-06-10 | [Corn Prices Survive Bearish Winter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6155-corn-prices-survive-bearish-winter.md) | +4.9% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-02-08 | [USDA Lowers Corn Stocks, Prices Rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10009-usda-lowers-corn-stocks-prices-rise.md) | +0.2% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2025-06-27 | [Demand, prices support Mexico’s corn, sorghum, rice \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24283-demand-prices-support-mexico-s-corn-sorghum-rice-world-grain.md) | +5.1% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2020-10-22 | [Corn prices defy normal harvest trend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5716-corn-prices-defy-normal-harvest-trend.md) | +1.6% | +11.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-04-23 | [Higher cow slaughter and shift in fed cattle slaughter \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47537-higher-cow-slaughter-and-shift-in-fed-cattle-slaughter-ag-proud.md) | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-12-28 | [Real feeder cattle prices lag \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32847-real-feeder-cattle-prices-lag-ag-proud.md) | +0.1% | +6.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-01-29 | [Improved calf price data available for Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49298-improved-calf-price-data-available-for-iowa.md) | +2.8% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-pricing/corn-prices-shift-opportunity

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