# Cattle Finishing Net Returns Prospects for 2022 - Center for Commercial Agriculture

> Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture projects cattle finishing net returns for 2022. Net returns were positive at the end of 2021 due to strong fed cattle prices. Feeding costs are expected to stay above $100 per cwt in the first half of 2022 because of high corn prices.

- Date: 2022-01-07 · published 2022-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43317-cattle-finishing-net-returns-prospects-for-2022-center-for-commercial
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Positive feeding margins support continued cattle placements and feed demand, while high corn prices keep feeding costs elevated. The analysis is a projection and does not signal a new market shock.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ag.purdue.edu: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/resource/2022/01/cattle-finishing-net-returns-prospects-for-2022/

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