# Cattle futures fall again Friday - Brownfield Ag News

> October live cattle closed $2.07 lower at $175.17 and December live cattle closed $2.02 lower at $174.70 on the CME, while October feeder cattle closed $3.62 lower at $230.95. Direct cash trade in the South was marked at $181, about $2 below the prior week's weighted average, and Northern dressed business was $288.

- Date: 2024-09-06 · published 2024-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12131-cattle-futures-fall-again-friday-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cash and futures prices for cattle signal softer demand for feed-fed animals and reduce the value of feeder placements, which can weigh on feed ingredient demand at the margin.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-06 | 5 | -3.4% | -3.0 | Sept 6 close showed October live cattle down $2.07 and lower cash trade about $2 below the prior week, directly driving the 5-day decline. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-fall-again-friday/

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