# Fed cattle and feeder cattle divergence | Ag Proud

> Colorado State professor Stephen Koontz argues that fed cattle outlooks for 2021 are optimistic, but feeder and calf prices are a tenuous bet. He recommends cow-calf producers use Livestock Revenue Protection insurance, warning that feed cost changes could again eliminate selling opportunities as in 2020.

- Date: 2021-02-11 · published 2021-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48784-fed-cattle-and-feeder-cattle-divergence-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent feed cost increases weigh on feeder cattle values even as fed cattle prices look firm, so producers face a widening divergence between the two markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/52921-fed-cattle-and-feeder-cattle-divergence

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