# Economist says there's no easy fix to cattle pricing imbalance - Brownfield Ag News

> University of Missouri economist Scott Brown says the gap between cattle prices and beef prices has no easy fix, citing fed cattle supply relative to slaughter capacity and COVID-related costs. Industry groups met to discuss the price imbalance, with findings expected to be released.

- Date: 2021-05-17 · published 2021-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47223-economist-says-there-s-no-easy-fix-to-cattle-pricing-imbalance-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Packers facing steady cattle runs with strong boxed beef demand keep cash cattle bids restrained, pressuring feeder and fed cattle prices relative to beef values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/economist-says-theres-no-easy-fix-to-cattle-pricing-imbalance/

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