# Cattle markets back on the offense | Western Livestock Journal

> Oklahoma State's Derrell Peel says cattle markets are moving past the pandemic disruptions that began about 18 months ago. The fed cattle breakout followed packer capacity constraints. Higher input costs and drought are flagged as 2022 challenges.

- Date: 2021-12-03 · published 2021-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43549-cattle-markets-back-on-the-offense-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Fed cattle prices breaking out of packer-constrained levels support cattle prices. Higher feed and input costs will squeeze feedlot margins.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/cattle-markets-back-on-the-offense/

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