# Cattle Market Wrap

> Feeder cattle and cull cow receipts rose ahead of Labor Day closures, with 30,200 feeder head at test auctions for the week ending Sept. 4. Feeder cattle prices continued to decline after peaking a few weeks earlier, following lower fed cattle prices. Cow meat prices improved.

- Date: 2020-09-04 · published 2020-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51257-cattle-market-wrap
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fed cattle prices pressure feeder values, reducing the appetite for feed-intensive placements in the short term. Feed demand from cattle operations is expected to remain seasonal.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/cattle-market-wrap-up-feeder-run-higher

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