# Feeder Cattle Odds and Ends | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> The May feeder cattle contracts were set to expire and settle to the CME Feeder Cattle Index. The index now includes previously excluded cattle labeled fancy, thin, fleshy, gaunt or full, adding about 1,042 head on one date. The price effect was small, with the new index $0.13 higher on April 18.

- Date: 2019-05-29 · published 2019-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59225-feeder-cattle-odds-and-ends-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The index change adds more head to the settlement base but leaves prices largely unchanged, so it has little direct effect on feeder cattle prices. It matters mainly for hedgers and settlement calculations.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2019/05/29/feeder-cattle-odds-and-ends/

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