# Charting the Course for the Cattle Cycle

> CattleFax's Patrick Linnell explains that US cattle cycles are driven by price signals, with tight supplies raising prices and margins, followed by herd expansion that eventually lowers prices. A typical cycle lasts about 10 years from the supply low to the next low, and black swan events can disrupt the pattern.

- Date: 2024-06-01 · published 2024-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29684-charting-the-course-for-the-cattle-cycle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The article is general background on cattle cycles, offering a framework for expecting herd expansion and eventual price declines, but it reports no new event that moves prices now.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- angus.org: https://www.angus.org/angus-media/angus-beef-bulletin/abb-articles/2024/06/charting-the-course-for-the-cattle-cycle

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