# Price slide helps size up feeder cattle bids

> An extension livestock economist explains feeder cattle price slides, which measure the price difference between cattle weights. Lighter cattle normally sell at higher per-hundredweight prices than heavier cattle. The article uses 2018 Iowa steer prices to illustrate the relationship.

- Date: 2019-02-18 · published 2019-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60727-price-slide-helps-size-up-feeder-cattle-bids
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Price slides affect how feeder cattle are bought and priced for weight gain, but this educational piece does not describe a new supply or demand shift.

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/markets-and-quotes/price-slide-helps-size-up-feeder-cattle-bids

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