# Market Wrap-Up: May 26, 2022 | Western Livestock Journal

> On May 26, 2022, live cattle closed mixed, with June up 10 cents to $132.40 while deferred contracts fell 2-52 cents. Feeder cattle closed lower despite a disappointing corn export report, and cash trade averaged $140.44 on 8,833 head.

- Date: 2022-05-26 · published 2022-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5076-market-wrap-up-may-26-2022-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Weak cash trade and a June discount to cash signal soft near-term demand for cattle, while a poor corn export report weighed on feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-26 | 1 | +7.6% | 8.7 | Same-day market wrap reports feeder cattle closing lower amid weak corn exports, directly describing price action on the move date, though it does not explain a large 7.6% swing. |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/market-wrap-up-may-26-2022/

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