# Demand and aggressive marketing mute numbers impact

> Feedlot marketings in September were 5.4 percent above a year earlier, with lighter carcass weights as feeders moved cattle quickly. Fed cattle prices were more than $10 per cwt above a year ago. Analysts said market incentives continue to pull cattle forward from feedlots.

- Date: 2017-10-28 · published 2017-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5332-demand-and-aggressive-marketing-mute-numbers-impact
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Aggressive marketing and lighter weights reduce beef supply per animal and keep fed cattle prices elevated, supporting cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/demand-and-aggressive-marketing-mute-numbers-impact

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