# 2018 Price Outlook – Markets Appear Stable, But

> Feedlot closeouts were mostly in the red at the end of 2017, with small profits expected for early 2018. Large cattle numbers keeping feedyards full are seen limiting significant price gains through most of 2018.

- Date: 2017-12-01 · published 2017-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67607-2018-price-outlook-markets-appear-stable-but
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Ample feedlot supply and thin margins point to steady-to-soft cattle prices, which keeps feed demand from strengthening meaningfully.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- calfnews.net: https://calfnews.net/featured/2018-price-outlook-markets-appear-stable-but-price-volatility-remains/

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