# Pete's Comments: Feeder cattle on a roll | Western Livestock Journal

> Feeder cattle sales in Reno and Cheyenne drew strong prices, with yearlings selling for $10-20 above the CME Feeder Cattle Index of $170.34. Moderate to severe drought covers half the US, and fall calf markets are expected to be strong.

- Date: 2022-07-15 · published 2022-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40621-pete-s-comments-feeder-cattle-on-a-roll-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong feeder sale prices and drought-tightened supplies point to higher feeder cattle prices in the second half of the year.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2017-05-05 | [National Feeder  Cattle Weekly  Review - 5/5/17 \| Livestock Market Reports \| lancasterfarming.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11581-national-feeder-cattle-weekly-review-5-5-17-livestock-market-reports.md) | -4.0% | +7.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-10-02 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50776-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-19 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5964-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -1.2% | -7.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-05-26 | [Texas, Oklahoma weekly livestock auction summaries for May 26 - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4505-texas-oklahoma-weekly-livestock-auction-summaries-for-may-26-texas-and.md) | +15.8% | +11.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-03-31 | [Texas, Oklahoma weekly livestock auction summaries for March 31 - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5602-texas-oklahoma-weekly-livestock-auction-summaries-for-march-31-texas-and.md) | +4.3% | +9.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-01-18 | [Winter and mud mess with cattle markets \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61231-winter-and-mud-mess-with-cattle-markets-western-livestock-journal.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-04-19 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5964-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -0.7% | -9.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-30 | [U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high as cash prices jump - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10373-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-set-contract-high-as-cash-prices-jump-grainews.md) | +2.1% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/petes-comments-feeder-cattle-on-a-roll/

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