# In the Cattle Markets: Revisiting Price Impacts of Ground Beef Tariff Waiver

> An analysis from Utah State University estimates the price effect of a temporary expansion of the beef tariff-rate quota, which allows an extra 300,000 metric tons of lean beef to enter at lower tariffs from September 1 through November 30. The author uses statistical models to isolate the policy's impact from other market drivers.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T21:13:46.331Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96544-in-the-cattle-markets-revisiting-price-impacts-of-ground-beef-tariff-waiver
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cheaper imported lean beef lowers fed cattle, cull cow and ground beef prices, reducing the value of cattle and the demand signal for feed inputs in the US market.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-02-26 | [Grains and Cattle End Lower: What’s Pressuring Markets Beyond Tariff Uncertainty?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6194-grains-and-cattle-end-lower-what-s-pressuring-markets-beyond-tariff-uncertainty.md) | -1.7% | +5.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-14 | [Did the Administration's Plan to Lower Beef Prices Wreck the Bull Run in the Cattle Market? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6067-did-the-administration-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-wreck-the-bull-run-in-the.md) | -1.8% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle markets react to Argentina import talk \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6339-cattle-markets-react-to-argentina-import-talk-western-livestock-journal.md) | -1.3% | -8.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-04-27 | [Cattle Markets Rebound -- 04/24/26 \| Marketing \| feedlotmagazine.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19845-cattle-markets-rebound-04-24-26-marketing-feedlotmagazine-com.md) | +0.6% | +3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +2.9% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-14 | [Did the Administration's Plan to Lower Beef Prices Wreck the Bull Run in the Cattle Market? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6067-did-the-administration-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-wreck-the-bull-run-in-the.md) | +1.1% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Cattle markets react to Argentina import talk \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6339-cattle-markets-react-to-argentina-import-talk-western-livestock-journal.md) | -4.4% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- morningagclips.com: https://www.morningagclips.com/in-the-cattle-markets-revisiting-price-impacts-of-ground-beef-tariff-waiver/

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