# Cattle Current Weekly Highlights—Week ending Apr. 19, 2019 – Cattle Current Market Update

> Grass demand lifted calf and feeder cattle prices the week ending April 19, 2019, with steers and heifers trading $2-$7/cwt higher and steers $10-$14 higher in Nebraska and South Dakota. Cash fed cattle ended $2 higher in the South, and the March Cattle on Feed report showed placements and total cattle on feed above analyst expectations.

- Date: 2019-04-19 · published 2019-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5958-cattle-current-weekly-highlights-week-ending-apr-19-2019-cattle-current-market
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong grass-season demand and higher cash fed prices support feeder cattle values, while the larger-than-expected on-feed numbers could pressure futures in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-21 | 1 | +3.5% | 5.7 | Grass demand lifted feeder prices $2-$14/cwt and cash fed cattle rose, supporting stronger feeder futures. |

## Sources

- cattlecurrent.com: https://cattlecurrent.com/cattle-current-weekly-highlights-week-ending-apr-19-2019/

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