# Beef cutout surges as extreme weather takes toll: DLR

> The choice beef cutout spiked in late December after extreme winter weather disrupted feedlot operations, cattle movement and processing plant workforce. Fed cattle slaughter was 15% lower for the week of Dec. 19 than two weeks earlier. The rib primal reached $548/cwt, the year's high, as buyers sought supply.

- Date: 2022-12-28 · published 2022-12-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9956-beef-cutout-surges-as-extreme-weather-takes-toll-dlr
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-driven slaughter cuts tightened beef supply already at multi-year lows, lifting boxed beef and supporting live and feeder cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-20 | [Explaining beef’s supply curve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41543-explaining-beef-s-supply-curve.md) | -0.4% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-27 | [Live cattle gain as heat impacts producers - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34714-live-cattle-gain-as-heat-impacts-producers-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -0.8% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 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% | +3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 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) | -3.8% | -8.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-04 | [Grains Fall on Profit Taking, Weather, Money Flow: Cattle See Strong Chart Action - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12808-grains-fall-on-profit-taking-weather-money-flow-cattle-see-strong-chart-action.md) | +0.9% | -5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-10-26 | [Feeder cattle market: Gridlock as prices surge to “anyone’s guess” - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/587-feeder-cattle-market-gridlock-as-prices-surge-to-anyone-s-guess-beef-central.md) | -3.5% | — |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-20 | [Explaining beef’s supply curve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41543-explaining-beef-s-supply-curve.md) | +0.3% | +12.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-08-27 | [Live cattle gain as heat impacts producers - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34714-live-cattle-gain-as-heat-impacts-producers-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.7% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/beef-cutout-surges-as-extreme-weather-takes-toll-dlr/

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