# Seismic Shift In 2016 Beef Cattle Markets | Feedlot Special | feedlotmagazine.com

> Fed cattle prices fell about 31% from the January 2015 high to the December 2016 low as cattle cycle expansion added beef cows. Packing capacity was tight in 2016, and packers earned record margins near $200 per head at their widest.

- Date: 2017-03-22 · published 2017-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72123-seismic-shift-in-2016-beef-cattle-markets-feedlot-special-feedlotmagazine-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Rebuilt cow herd and tight packing capacity shifted leverage to packers, shaping the fed cattle price outlook for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/news/feedlot_special/seismic-shift-in-2016-beef-cattle-markets/article_81a9a652-99c8-538e-ad5e-facf7022feab.html

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