# Feeder cattle prices

> Feeder cattle prices fell $3-11 per hundredweight week over week as test auction volume rose to 41,400 head. Slaughter cow prices dropped $1-3 after the cow cutout fell to $175.91, more than $8 lower than the previous Wednesday.

- Date: 2020-02-27 · published 2020-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12519-feeder-cattle-prices
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Larger feeder supplies combined with a falling cow cutout signal weaker beef values and pressure on feeder cattle prices. Feeder buyers may see lower near-term input costs.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/feeder-cattle-prices-drop-significantly

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