# Australian grain-fed cattle at a premium to the US | Farm Online | ACT

> Analyst Angus Brown reports CME live cattle futures have given back their 30 percent rally from the 2018 lows over the last two months, as feedlot inventories rose and trade uncertainty weighed. Australian grain-fed prices have edged ahead of US prices while US feeder futures have fallen.

- Date: 2019-06-22 · published 2019-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58734-australian-grain-fed-cattle-at-a-premium-to-the-us-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Rising US feedlot inventories and trade uncertainty are weighing on cattle values, and rising corn prices may push feeder prices lower still. Cross-border price spreads affect Australian beef export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6234859/australian-grain-fed-cattle-at-a-premium-to-the-us/

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