# Price concerns create hesitancy in feeder cattle market - Brownfield Ag News

> Minnesota feeder council chairman Grant Binford says price concerns are making producers hesitant to send cattle to slaughter after a string of unprofitable months. The latest Cattle on Feed report showed Minnesota slaughter inventory down 3% from April, while national inventory was up 2%.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71143-price-concerns-create-hesitancy-in-feeder-cattle-market-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Producer reluctance to market cattle tightens near-term fed supply, which can support prices, but the national cattle-on-feed increase points to more supply later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/price-concerns-create-hesitancy-cattle-feeder-market/

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