# Kay's Korner: A rough ending | Western Livestock Journal

> Cattle and beef prices fell through the fourth quarter, with fed cattle down $8.33/cwt and boxed beef cutout down $9.26/cwt in four weeks from late October. Beef demand slowed at retail, foodservice and export levels.

- Date: 2023-12-01 · published 2023-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32838-kay-s-korner-a-rough-ending-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weakening beef demand and falling fed cattle values reduce feedlot margins and the appetite for cattle feeding inputs.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-07 | 5 | -3.2% | -2.9 | Fourth-quarter declines in fed cattle and boxed beef with slowing retail, foodservice and export demand support a bearish demand backdrop. |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/kays-korner-a-rough-ending/

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