# Cattle Feeding Returns Improving

> Iowa State estimates show cattle feeding returns turned positive as fed cash cattle prices rose from about $105 to above $124 per cwt. Feeder cattle prices have moderated, though losses in late 2016 were large.

- Date: 2017-01-01 · published 2017-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73104-cattle-feeding-returns-improving
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Improved feeding margins encourage more cattle placements, supporting feed grain demand over coming months. Stronger fed cattle prices also support the livestock complex.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.282764

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