# Feeder and Live Cattle Markets Face Mixed Signals as Fall Approaches | Center for Agricultural Profitability | Nebraska

> Feeder and live cattle futures weakened after Labor Day, with October feeders near $230 per cwt. Pasture deterioration has prompted expectations of earlier marketings, while Nebraska feeder cattle prices rebounded strongly.

- Date: 2024-09-10 · published 2024-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28435-feeder-and-live-cattle-markets-face-mixed-signals-as-fall-approaches-center-for
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Pasture stress pushing cattle to market earlier adds near-term supply, while cheap feed and a large hay crop limit downside.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-01-31 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6703-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.2% | -5.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-07 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61707-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-03 | [Grain Market Pain Continues on Weather: Cattle Fall as NWS Nears - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10649-grain-market-pain-continues-on-weather-cattle-fall-as-nws-nears-agweb.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-07-11 | [Spotlight on Economics: Cattle Price Volatility Continues — Extension and Ag Research News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63965-spotlight-on-economics-cattle-price-volatility-continues-extension-and-ag.md) | -0.5% | +2.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-06-03 | [Delayed corn planting hits feeder cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11381-delayed-corn-planting-hits-feeder-cattle.md) | -0.7% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-12-12 | [Disappointing crop profitability in 2024 - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13127-disappointing-crop-profitability-in-2024-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -0.0% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2024-09-27 | [Many factors play in to possible counter-cyclical moves in the grain markets - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28325-many-factors-play-in-to-possible-counter-cyclical-moves-in-the-grain-markets.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-12-09 | [Weather made for a challenging year for corn and soybean farmers - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13131-weather-made-for-a-challenging-year-for-corn-and-soybean-farmers-agweek-1.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- cap.unl.edu: https://cap.unl.edu/news/feeder-and-live-cattle-markets-face-mixed-signals-fall-approaches/

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