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The problem is this area will have tray at one point. I need to support these up until everything is cleared out during the demolition. After that, I will try to lay these cables in the new tray. I like the cable cats Bill, and used them on a smaller job once. They only had around 100 cables in them and protected the cables.

My problem here is I have engineers that are trying to telecomm/networking, and you see what I get stuck with. Not that any of you guys have had to straighten out any one else's mess before.

Thanks again for you time and replies.

Sounds like a job for ladder rack with threaded rod supports screwed into angle brackets fastened to the concrete with redhats. 200 cables over even a short distance is going to be very heavy and over time will sag something terrible. Ladder rack is the way to go unless you break down your bundle into say 8 25 count runs and secure them with J hooks suspended with threaded rods and brackets. I've used J hooks with as few as 30 cables and they sagged badly without additional support. Ladder rack is really not so expensive either.

7 hooks for 200 cables?
The hooks I suggested were the BCH64, they are made to support a 4" bundle.
I beleive they are said to have a capacity of 300 cat5e's or 185 cat6's and a static load of 30 lbs' each. As long as you aren't planning on hanging coils of cables from them and they are spaced out accordingly (about every 4 feet) 1 would be sufficient or 2 if you want to leave a bit of breathing room.
IMO installing tray or a ladder rack for a temp situation to keep them out of the way for a little while is a bit overkill.