# Record-High Prices Rippled Through the Cattle Market in 2024

> DTN's year-end review says US cattle prices set repeated record highs in 2024, with fed cash cattle reaching $191-192 in the Southern Plains in mid-December. Feeder and cull cow prices also hit records at points during the year. The article credits slow herd expansion, drought, heavier slaughter weights and a cattle pest in Mexico.

- Date: 2024-12-20 · published 2024-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27089-record-high-prices-rippled-through-the-cattle-market-in-2024
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supplies and strong beef demand keep the cattle complex at high price levels, which supports feeder and live cattle values heading into 2025 and raises feed-ration costs for feedlots.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2024/12/20/record-high-prices-rippled-cattle

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