# Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Nov. 1 | Western Livestock Journal

> Live cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with the October contract down 37 cents and December up 12 cents. Cash steers traded at $189-190 for the week, and the CME feeder cattle index held near $249 through the week. Traders were watching the US election and its potential effect on the market.

- Date: 2024-11-01 · published 2024-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12229-market-wrap-up-friday-nov-1-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Steady cash cattle and a firm feeder index point to solid underlying demand for feeder supplies, while futures remain range-bound ahead of election-related volatility.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/market-wrap-up-friday-nov-1/

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