# Fed cattle trade sharply lower

> Fed cattle and beef prices softened this week. Live cash cattle fell $3 to $5 in the Southern Plains and Nebraska, and feeder steers and heifers sold $1 to $5 lower.

- Date: 2018-03-31 · published 2018-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11968-fed-cattle-trade-sharply-lower
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Concern over trade and rising fed cattle supplies in coming weeks points to lower cattle prices, which weakens feedlot demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2018-04-01 | 1 | -2.7% | -3.2 | Sharply lower cash fed cattle and weaker feeder sales that week reduced demand and pressured feeder futures. |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/fed-cattle-trade-sharply-lower

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