# Cattle trade at a standstill - Brownfield Ag News

> The cash cattle trade stalled on Friday with northern sales at $167-$168, about $2-$3 lower than the prior week. Futures swung sharply during the session before recovering, and feeder contracts finished mixed.

- Date: 2016-09-23 · published 2016-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11108-cattle-trade-at-a-standstill-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Volatile futures and thin cash trade leave feedlot bids uncertain, while weak cash levels cut feeder profit potential and pressure feeder cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-trade-standstill-4/

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