# Fed Cattle Recap | Prices continue toehold for week ending Feb. 22

> Five Area weighted average cash steer price for the week ending Feb. 22 was $119.71/cwt, 81 cents above the prior week. Cash sales volume rose to 74,778 head, while the market watched coronavirus spread and its effect on world markets.

- Date: 2020-02-25 · published 2020-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12064-fed-cattle-recap-prices-continue-toehold-for-week-ending-feb-22
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Firmer cash steer prices and rising volume support fed cattle values, though virus-driven uncertainty raises downside risk.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/fed-cattle-recap-cash-prices-continue-a-toehold-for-week-ending-feb-22

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