# National Feeder  Cattle Weekly  Review - 5/5/17 | Livestock Market Reports | lancasterfarming.com

> Feeder steers and heifers sold 3 to 8 dollars higher in the week ending May 5, with some lots up 10 to 12 dollars on very good demand. Heavy rain and snow across the Midwest and Southern Plains closed rural roads and hampered cattle movement to sale barns.

- Date: 2017-05-05 · published 2017-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11581-national-feeder-cattle-weekly-review-5-5-17-livestock-market-reports
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Limited feeder supply and weather-disrupted movement tightened availability, supporting higher feeder cattle prices as buyers restocked pens.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-19 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5964-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.2% | -7.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50776-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-07-15 | [Pete's Comments: Feeder cattle on a roll \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40621-pete-s-comments-feeder-cattle-on-a-roll-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-05-26 | [Texas, Oklahoma weekly livestock auction summaries for May 26 - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4505-texas-oklahoma-weekly-livestock-auction-summaries-for-may-26-texas-and.md) | +15.8% | +11.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-31 | [Texas, Oklahoma weekly livestock auction summaries for March 31 - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5602-texas-oklahoma-weekly-livestock-auction-summaries-for-march-31-texas-and.md) | +4.3% | +9.7% |

## Sources

- lancasterfarming.com: https://www.lancasterfarming.com/market-reports/livestock/national-feeder-cattle-weekly-review---5-5-17/article_ed99662d-f263-55f7-ac02-8060237faee1.html

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