# Cattle futures start the week higher - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures rose on the first trading day of the week, with June live cattle up $2.55 to $135.20 and August feeders up $5.80. Corn futures fell, supporting feeder gains. Cash trade started slowly with a few early bids near $230 dressed and $146 live.

- Date: 2022-05-02 · published 2022-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6078-cattle-futures-start-the-week-higher-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

Lower corn costs and oversold signals support feeder and live cattle prices, which improves feedlot margins. Cash bids will set the level for the remainder of the week.

## Read by commodity

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

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-01 | 1 | +3.2% | 3.5 | Live and feeder futures rallied on the first trading day of the week, with August feeders up $5.80 and corn lower, matching the size and direction of the move. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-start-the-week-higher-4/

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