# Beef Herd Expansion Possibilities | FARE Blog

> Georgia feeder and fed cattle board prices have stayed strong and flat since summer, without the usual seasonal decline. Analyst David Widmar says Texas herd rebuilding has room to continue, indicating further herd expansion.

- Date: 2017-11-09 · published 2017-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67925-beef-herd-expansion-possibilities-fare-blog
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Continued herd expansion is a risk to cattle prices, although strong demand and low feed costs have supported prices so far. Feed buyers should watch whether demand absorbs the larger supply.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- site.extension.uga.edu: https://site.extension.uga.edu/aaecext/2017/11/beef-herd-expansion-possibilities/

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