# Market Wrap-up: Friday, Dec. 27 | Western Livestock Journal

> Cattle futures finished the holiday-shortened week higher on December 27, with the February live contract at $190.65 and cash steers selling at $192-196 live. Boxed beef also climbed, and packers bought fewer cattle the prior week. Northern feedlots were asking $310 dressed.

- Date: 2024-12-27 · published 2024-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27093-market-wrap-up-friday-dec-27-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Light packer buying and firm boxed beef support higher cash cattle prices, which in turn lift feeder values and the outlook for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/market-wrap-up-friday-dec-27/

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