# Farmers remain hopeful despite drop in cattle market prices | Athens The News Courier

> Kentucky cattle producers and extension agents describe a decline in US cattle prices from the 2014 and early 2015 highs, which followed herd liquidation in the southern Plains. Cow-calf values fell by hundreds of dollars per head in late 2015. Competing meat sources, cheap feed and a smaller cattle supply are cited as factors.

- Date: 2016-04-22 · published 2016-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8273-farmers-remain-hopeful-despite-drop-in-cattle-market-prices-athens-the-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Fewer cattle and competition from other meats support the view that prices have moved off their peak but remain historically strong. Cheap feed is a continuing input-cost advantage for feeders.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- enewscourier.com: https://enewscourier.com/2016/04/22/farmers-remain-hopeful-despite-drop-in-cattle-market-prices/

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