# LIVESTOCK MARKETS: Cow herd expansion to keep market prices lower

> US cattle inventory is expanding, and Texas A&M economist Jason Johnson expects prices to stay moderate through 2017. Cattle prices fell nearly 40% in 2016 after feedlots had overpaid for feeder cattle in 2015.

- Date: 2016-12-29 · published 2016-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73413-livestock-markets-cow-herd-expansion-to-keep-market-prices-lower
- 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

A rebuilding cow herd and rising inventory point to ample beef supply and lower cattle prices, which weighs on feedlot demand for feed grains. Feeder cattle values are expected to stay subdued.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/market-news/livestock-markets-cow-herd-expansion-to-keep-market-prices-lower

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