# Cash hogs close mixed, cattle trade quiet - Brownfield Ag News

> Chicago live cattle and feeder futures rose on August 28, with October live cattle up $0.37 at $181.55 and September feeders up $3.07 at $254.27. Direct cash cattle trade was quiet, with northern dressed deals roughly $3 lower than the prior week. Estimated slaughter was 125,000 head, up on the week and year.

- Date: 2023-08-28 · published 2023-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34716-cash-hogs-close-mixed-cattle-trade-quiet-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter feeding-area ready numbers support cattle prices, but softer northern cash trade and slightly higher slaughter limit the upside for feeder cattle and related feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cash-hogs-close-mixed-cattle-trade-quiet/

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