# Cattle prices turn lower on market changes

> USDA data show weekly average cash prices for fed cattle fell almost 11% in the five weeks after the Tyson plant fire. The decline reflects market changes following the loss of packing capacity. Cash cattle prices have been moving lower.

- Date: 2019-09-19 · published 2019-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57206-cattle-prices-turn-lower-on-market-changes
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fed cattle cash prices reduce the value of feeder and live cattle and show how packing disruptions can drive sharp price swings. Feeder buyers face weaker cattle values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/livestock-and-poultry-market-news/cattle-prices-turn-lower-on-market-changes

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