# Sort and Cull Blog

> DTN's Shayle Stewart reports the cattle complex rallied strongly the prior week, with October live cattle up $1.28 and October feeder cattle up $3.18. Fed cash cattle traded $2 to $3 higher, but the analyst warns that weakening boxed beef could limit further gains.

- Date: 2024-09-30 · published 2024-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28451-sort-and-cull-blog
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Boxed beef values drive packer bids for fed cattle, so weaker beef prices threaten to cap the live and feeder cattle rally.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2024/09/30/can-cattle-rally-carry-beef-prices

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