# Record highs and strong demand fuel cattle market surge

> Cash fed cattle reached new highs across the Plains, with 5-Area steer averages hitting a record $198.93 per hundredweight. The CME Feeder Index also printed an all-time high of $265.76, and live and feeder futures posted record nearby prices.

- Date: 2025-02-01 · published 2025-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26640-record-highs-and-strong-demand-fuel-cattle-market-surge
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Record fed and feeder prices reflect tight supplies and strong beef demand, raising the cost of cattle inputs for feedlots and supporting higher prices for feeder and live cattle.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/record-highs-and-strong-demand-fuel-cattle-market-surge

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