# Cattle futures mostly higher ahead of USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures traded mostly higher ahead of the Friday USDA Cattle on Feed report, with June live cattle up $0.15 at $110.80. Choice boxed beef rose $1.04 to $220.79 on moderate to good demand, and the estimated weekly slaughter was 117,000 head.

- Date: 2019-05-23 · published 2019-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5754-cattle-futures-mostly-higher-ahead-of-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Firmer boxed beef and steady-to-higher futures reflect demand support ahead of the report, though the outcome of the report could still shift prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-05-23 | 1 | +5.6% | 6.3 | Futures traded higher on May 23 with firmer boxed beef and good demand ahead of the COF report, directly coinciding with the feeder rally. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-mostly-higher-ahead-of-usda-numbers/

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