# Kay's Cuts: Supply bedevils US cattle prices - Beef Central

> US cattle feeders continue to hold large numbers of cattle on feed for 150 days or more, keeping front-end supply above 2019 levels. Cash cattle prices have traded in a narrow range, averaging $122-124 per cwt after a September high.

- Date: 2021-10-07 · published 2021-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44697-kay-s-cuts-supply-bedevils-us-cattle-prices-beef-central
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Ample market-ready supply caps cash cattle prices and limits feedlot demand for corn and meal, keeping pressure on fed cattle values until the front-end supply shrinks.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/news/kays-cuts-supply-bedevils-us-cattle-prices/

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