# Cattle trade appears done for the week - Brownfield Ag News

> Cattle trade slowed on March 2, 2017, with most dressed business at $200.00 and live sales in the North at 126-127. Boxed beef cutout values rose on moderate demand and light offerings. Live and feeder cattle futures closed lower, and USDA estimated slaughter at 115,000 head.

- Date: 2017-03-02 · published 2017-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6021-cattle-trade-appears-done-for-the-week-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak commercial buyer interest pressured live and feeder cattle futures despite firm cutout values. Lower feeder futures reflect pressure on the cattle complex, which weighs on feeder cattle demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-trade-appears-done-week/

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