# National feeder and stocker cattle report | Capital Press

> Feeder steer and heifer prices fell $5 to $17 per cwt in North Central and South Central auctions, with some Thursday sales down $20 to $27. Feeder cattle receipts were 197,100 head, well above last week. Prices are running $10 to $20 below a year earlier.

- Date: 2020-04-03 · published 2020-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6290-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower feeder cattle values and heavy receipts point to weaker demand for feed in backgrounding and feedlot phases, with bearish pressure on grain and meal consumption.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-06 | 5 | -11.3% | -5.0 | Feeder cattle auction prices dropped $5-27 on heavy receipts, signaling weak cattle demand that pressures live cattle. |
| LCATTLE | 2020-04-05 | 5 | -9.3% | -4.3 | Feeder cattle auction prices fell sharply on heavy receipts, reflecting weak cattle demand in the same week. |

## Sources

- capitalpress.com: https://capitalpress.com/2020/04/03/national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-131/

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