# What's in Store for the 2022 Feeder Cattle Market?

> DTN livestock analyst ShayLe Stewart outlines bullish and bearish factors for the 2022 feeder cattle market, citing beef cow slaughter, supply and demand dynamics, and uncertainty from Russia's war in Ukraine, western drought, corn prices, feedlot cost of gains, and inflation. The piece is an outlook commentary rather than a single new event.

- Date: 2022-05-31 · published 2022-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7260-what-s-in-store-for-the-2022-feeder-cattle-market
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower beef cow slaughter and tight feeder supplies support feeder cattle prices, while weak demand from inflation and high feed costs are bearish risks for feeder values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2022/05/31/store-2022-feeder-cattle-market

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