# Weekly Cattle Market Wrap Up | Feeder cattle move off wheat pastures

> Feeder cattle prices fell $1-4 during the week ending March 2, 2017, as 45,400 head moved through test auctions when cattle left wheat pastures ahead of the March 15 insurance deadline. Slaughter cow prices rose $1-3 on higher cow meat values and demand from feeding cow buyers. Cattle on Feed placements were again large.

- Date: 2017-03-02 · published 2017-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6024-weekly-cattle-market-wrap-up-feeder-cattle-move-off-wheat-pastures
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy feeder marketings and large placements add supply pressure on feeder cattle, while stronger cow prices reflect firm beef demand. Feeder cattle price weakness reduces feedlot margins and feed buying appetite.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-03-28 | [March 1 Cattle on Feed Up 1%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42437-march-1-cattle-on-feed-up-1.md) | +3.3% | +0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2016-04-29 | [National Feeder Cattle Weekly Review 4/29/16 \| Livestock Market Reports \| lancasterfarming.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11611-national-feeder-cattle-weekly-review-4-29-16-livestock-market-reports.md) | +1.7% | +0.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-23 | [LIVESTOCK-Feeder cattle futures dive as USDA releases cattle-on-feed data \| MarketScreener India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5389-livestock-feeder-cattle-futures-dive-as-usda-releases-cattle-on-feed-data.md) | +0.5% | +5.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-22 | [Cattle Current Weekly Highlights—Week ending Nov. 22, 2019 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7035-cattle-current-weekly-highlights-week-ending-nov-22-2019-cattle-current-market.md) | -2.2% | -0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-02-24 | [Feeder cattle futures were sharply lower - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8680-feeder-cattle-futures-were-sharply-lower-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | +6.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-11-06 | [Weekly Cattle Market Trends: Cash Prices, Feedlot Margins, and Packing Plant Utilization - Beef Web](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27543-weekly-cattle-market-trends-cash-prices-feedlot-margins-and-packing-plant.md) | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-11-22 | [Cattle Current Weekly Highlights—Week ending Nov. 22, 2019 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7035-cattle-current-weekly-highlights-week-ending-nov-22-2019-cattle-current-market.md) | +1.1% | +2.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2019-05-26 | [Cattle on Feed Report Mostly Market Friendly \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5755-cattle-on-feed-report-mostly-market-friendly-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/weekly-cattle-market-wrap-up-feeder-cattle-move-off-wheat-pastures

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