# Cash cattle and futures both lower - Brownfield Ag News

> Cash fed cattle traded lower in Nebraska, about $4 below the previous week, with some deals at even lower prices for May delivery. Choice boxed beef fell to $212.50 on light demand. CME live and feeder cattle contracts posted sharp losses on long liquidation and weak wholesale beef demand.

- Date: 2016-04-28 · published 2016-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6003-cash-cattle-and-futures-both-lower-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Falling cash and boxed beef prices weaken the outlook for fed cattle and feeder cattle values. Lower cattle prices reduce demand for feed used in finishing operations.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2016-05-02 | 1 | -4.0% | -5.6 | Lower cash trade, weak boxed beef and long liquidation point to continued selling pressure and weak fundamentals that likely carried into Monday. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cash-cattle-futures-lower/

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