# K-State ag economists evaluate price discovery in cattle markets

> Kansas State University agricultural economists completed a 20-year review of price discovery in the fed cattle and beef industry. The study concludes that COVID-19, a 2019 Holcomb packing plant fire and a May cyber-attack on a major meat supplier have not changed longer-term pricing motivations.

- Date: 2021-09-28 · published 2021-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45192-k-state-ag-economists-evaluate-price-discovery-in-cattle-markets
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The findings suggest that packing constraints and disruptions are short-term, so cattle pricing structures are likely to persist and feeder buyers should expect existing supply-chain dynamics to continue.

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## Sources

- ksre.k-state.edu: https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/stories/2021/09/ag-economics-price-discovery-research.html

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