# Cattle markets struggle on low seasonal demand | Western Livestock Journal

> Live cattle futures were battered on a Thursday session, with February live cattle closing at $120.10 and the Choice boxed beef cutout falling to $204.50. Cash trade was $1 higher at $120 in Texas and Kansas, while packers were processing about 610,000 head.

- Date: 2020-02-24 · published 2020-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12065-cattle-markets-struggle-on-low-seasonal-demand-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Seasonally low beef demand and weak boxed beef values pressure live cattle futures, limiting packer willingness to pay higher cash prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/cattle-markets-struggle-on-low-seasonal-demand/

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