# U.S. live cattle futures fall as cash cattle, beef prices sag | Financial Post

> CME live cattle futures fell to contract lows as cash cattle traded at $100 per cwt in Texas and Kansas, down from $103 the prior week. Wholesale beef extended its slide after the Labor Day holiday, with choice cutout down $1.23. Feeder cattle and lean hogs also weakened.

- Date: 2019-09-05 · published 2019-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10031-u-s-live-cattle-futures-fall-as-cash-cattle-beef-prices-sag-financial-post
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cash and boxed beef values pull feeder and live cattle futures down, which lowers the price packers pay for feeder cattle and raises pressure on feedlot margins.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2019-09-06 | 5 | -5.6% | -4.1 | Futures hit contract lows Sept 5 as cash cattle fell to $100 from $103 and boxed beef slid after Labor Day. |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/u-s-live-cattle-futures-fall-as-cash-cattle-beef-prices-sag

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