# Cattle futures mostly higher ahead of On Feed numbers - Brownfield Ag News

> Live cattle and feeder cattle futures ended mostly higher at the CME ahead of the Cattle on Feed report, supported by strong boxed beef and lower corn. Cash fed cattle traded $121 to $123 live and dressed deals around $200 in the North, while Kansas feeder steers were mostly firm to higher.

- Date: 2021-08-20 · published 2021-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10053-cattle-futures-mostly-higher-ahead-of-on-feed-numbers-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Firm boxed beef and cash cattle support feeder and fed cattle values, which tends to keep demand for corn and feed ingredients steady for feedlots.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-mostly-higher-ahead-of-on-feed-numbers/

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