# Limited livestock trade heading into the long weekend - Brownfield Ag News

> Live cattle futures were mixed in light trade on April 18, 2019, supported by higher cash trade, while feeder cattle closed higher on support from cash and a weaker corn market. The Cattle on Feed report was viewed as neutral to bearish, and cash fed cattle traded $2-$3 higher in the North and South.

- Date: 2019-04-18 · published 2019-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5959-limited-livestock-trade-heading-into-the-long-weekend-brownfield-ag-news
- 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

Higher cash fed prices underpin the futures complex, while the neutral-to-bearish Cattle on Feed report and weaker corn add mixed signals for feeder prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2019-04-21 | 1 | +3.5% | 5.7 | On April 18 feeder cattle closed higher on firmer cash trade and a weaker corn market (lower feed cost), directly supporting the rally into the move. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/limited-livestock-trade-heading-into-the-long-weekend/

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