# Cattle futures crumble as corn surges | Western Livestock Journal

> Feeder cattle futures fell limit down over the week as the cattle complex weakened on rising placements and uncertainty over corn supplies. Live cattle futures lost $1 to $3 on Thursday, and Choice cutout closed up about $2 at $223.58.

- Date: 2019-05-31 · published 2019-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11388-cattle-futures-crumble-as-corn-surges-western-livestock-journal
- 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

Rising feedlot placements add supply, while corn supply uncertainty raises feed costs, both pressuring cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-05-30 | 5 | -7.1% | -3.7 | Feeder futures fell limit down over the week as corn surged and placements rose, directly describing the 5-day drop. |
| FCATTLE | 2019-05-30 | 1 | -3.7% | -3.1 | Reports feeder futures fell limit down as corn surged and placements rose, directly describing the drop around May 30. |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/cattle-futures-crumble-as-corn-surges/

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