# Futures Market Volatility and the CME Feeder Cattle Index Price

> North Dakota State Extension's Tim Petry explains that CME live and feeder cattle futures have been volatile while cash and futures prices hit record highs in 2024. He lists uncertainties including beef demand, interest rates, geopolitics, elections and weather affecting feed grains.

- Date: 2024-10-01 · published 2024-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28012-futures-market-volatility-and-the-cme-feeder-cattle-index-price
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Feeder and fed cattle demand for feed depends on volatile futures and weather-driven feed prices, so price uncertainty can affect feed buying decisions.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- angus.org: https://www.angus.org/angus-media/angus-journal/2024/10/futures-market-volatility

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