# Feeder cattle, slaughter cow volume amps up again

> Feeder cattle auctions saw 30,800 head at test sales after Thanksgiving, with calf prices climbing while yearlings were steady to $3 lower. Slaughter cow volume reached 9,100 head with prices steady to $2 lower.

- Date: 2019-12-05 · published 2019-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55707-feeder-cattle-slaughter-cow-volume-amps-up-again
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy fall marketings of feeders and cull cows point to ample near-term supply, which pressures feeder cattle prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/feeder-cattle-slaughter-cow-volume-amps-up-again

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