# Feeder cattle pressured by sharply higher corn futures - Brownfield Ag News

> Feeder cattle futures fell sharply on January 12 as corn futures rallied hard after the USDA WASDE report. Live cattle closed mixed, with Nebraska dressed cash trade about $2 lower and boxed beef higher.

- Date: 2021-01-12 · published 2021-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49297-feeder-cattle-pressured-by-sharply-higher-corn-futures-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Sharply higher corn raises the cost of gaining weight in feedlots, which weighs on feeder cattle values and limits placement appetite.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/feeder-cattle-pressured-by-sharply-higher-corn-futures/

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