# Ep. 2 Price Discovery Issues in the Fed Cattle Market

> A University of Arkansas podcast discusses the cattle market, noting that supplies are tightening after several years of herd contraction. The hosts examine calls for policy intervention on fed cattle price discovery practices. The discussion is commentary rather than a new event.

- Date: 2022-01-21 · published 2022-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43316-ep-2-price-discovery-issues-in-the-fed-cattle-market
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tightening cattle supplies support higher fed and feeder prices, and proposed price discovery reforms could change how fed cattle are priced. The impact on feed demand is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fryar-risk-center.uada.edu: https://fryar-risk-center.uada.edu/relevant-risk/ep-2-price-discovery-issues/

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