# Keep an Eye on 2023 Fall Feeder Cattle Contracts

> A DTN analyst notes the spread between spot and deferred feeder cattle contracts has widened, with March 2023 near $186 and August near $208. Rising cash cattle and boxed beef prices drove the widening.

- Date: 2023-02-20 · published 2023-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37458-keep-an-eye-on-2023-fall-feeder-cattle-contracts
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A wide futures carry rewards holding feeder cattle and signals expected firmer prices later in 2023, which supports deferred cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2023/02/20/keep-eye-2023-fall-feeder-cattle

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