# Aggressive feedlot marketing boosts profit prospects

> Iowa feedlots marketed cattle aggressively in 2016, leaving January 1 feedlot inventories below the prior year. The analysis reports fed cattle prices recovered about 27% from October 2016 lows, and projects losses for July through December 2017 closeouts.

- Date: 2017-01-01 · published 2017-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73117-aggressive-feedlot-marketing-boosts-profit-prospects
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller feedlot inventories tighten first-half 2017 finished cattle supplies, supporting live cattle prices. Projected second-half feeding losses could reduce future feeder cattle demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- lib.dr.iastate.edu: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1754&context=econ_las_pubs

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