# Will the long-predicted drop in cattle prices really happen?

> BEEF Magazine's senior editor argues that the long-predicted decline in cattle prices is probably coming later in 2017, citing Rabobank's Q1 Beef Quarterly. The recovery has been driven by tight fed cattle supplies, lighter carcass weights and solid domestic and export beef demand.

- Date: 2017-05-03 · published 2017-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7068-will-the-long-predicted-drop-in-cattle-prices-really-happen
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Expectation of a price drop later in the year points to softer live cattle values, though timing depends on consumer demand and remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/will-the-long-predicted-drop-in-cattle-prices-really-happen-

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