# Marketing Feeder Cattle during the Second Half of 2021 | Panhandle Agriculture

> Futures markets are offering a premium for feeder cattle sold in the second half of 2021, with August feeder futures at $152.95 versus a cash index of $136.65. The article shows how producers can capture about $98 per head by hedging or holding calves until later in the year.

- Date: 2021-06-11 · published 2021-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46738-marketing-feeder-cattle-during-the-second-half-of-2021-panhandle-agriculture
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The wide futures premium signals market expectations of higher feeder prices later in 2021, encouraging forward marketing and holding of weight.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2021/06/11/marketing-feeder-cattle-during-the-second-half-of-2021/

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