# Kay's Korner: A wild but wonderful ride | Western Livestock Journal

> Cash live cattle prices rose sharply in late October, with a $6 per cwt gain. Feeder cattle prices were 25 to 35 percent above year-ago levels. Beef retail demand and exports remained strong, while retail beef prices were lower than a year earlier.

- Date: 2017-11-02 · published 2017-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10870-kay-s-korner-a-wild-but-wonderful-ride-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong beef demand and firm cash cattle prices support live and feeder cattle futures, although rising feeder costs squeeze feedlot margins.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/kays-korner-a-wild-but-wonderful-ride/

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