# LIVESTOCK-CME Feeder Cattle Firm as Corn Inputs Slide

> CME feeder cattle futures firmed for a fifth straight session as corn, a key feed input for producers, continued to fall. Cash cattle traded at $157 to $159 per cwt in the northern plains, and several life-of-contract highs were set for summer and fall live cattle futures.

- Date: 2022-12-05 · published 2022-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38384-livestock-cme-feeder-cattle-firm-as-corn-inputs-slide
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn costs ease the feed burden on cattle feeders, which supports feeder and live cattle values. Corn itself faces softer prices from the same input-cost story.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/livestock-cme-feeder-cattle-firm-as-corn-inputs-slide

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