# Klassen: Feeder market has positive factors - AgCanada

> Canadian analyst Jerry Klassen says feeder cattle prices should be strong in 2022. He points to packer capacity exceeding market-ready fed cattle supplies, steady beef demand, and a shrinking US calf crop. He expects US beef output to fall sharply in the second half of 2022.

- Date: 2022-01-04 · published 2022-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43313-klassen-feeder-market-has-positive-factors-agcanada
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expected tighter cattle supplies and firmer fed cattle prices should lift feeder cattle values as feedlots bid for cattle. This is an outlook opinion rather than a new market-moving event.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/klassen-feeder-market-has-positive-factors

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