# A 10,000-Foot View of Today's Feeder Cattle Market

> DTN analyst ShayLe Stewart writes a column for cattlemen who have not yet sold their 2024 calf crop, noting feeder and fed cattle prices have hit record highs this year. The piece says the feeder cattle market peaked in early July and has declined since August.

- Date: 2024-09-30 · published 2024-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28442-a-10-000-foot-view-of-today-s-feeder-cattle-market
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A tight US beef cow herd keeps feeder supplies scarce, supporting high feeder cattle prices even as the market softens from its summer peak.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2024/09/25/10-000-foot-view-todays-feeder

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