# Cattle Prices Break Through Two-Year Ceiling

> DTN reports cattle prices have broken through a two-year ceiling as the beef herd liquidation cycle nears its end. A smaller cow herd is expected to give cow-calf producers more pricing power in 2022. Drought in northern regions remains a concern.

- Date: 2021-12-23 · published 2021-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43548-cattle-prices-break-through-two-year-ceiling
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller cow herd and tighter feeder supply support higher cattle prices going into 2022. Feedlot input costs will rise alongside those prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2021/12/23/cattle-prices-break-two-year-ceiling

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