# Range of factors impacting store cattle prices | The Herald

> Store cattle producers are seeing average prices £30 to £50 per head lower than last year at autumn sales, according to QMS. Feed grain and protein prices are reported 25-30% higher than last year, and calf mortality this spring was higher, reducing supply.

- Date: 2018-09-29 · published 2018-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62964-range-of-factors-impacting-store-cattle-prices-the-herald
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Higher feed and protein costs squeeze finishers' margins, weighing on what they will pay for stores and supporting demand for feed grains and protein meals in the UK.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- heraldscotland.com: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/16950159.range-factors-impacting-store-cattle-prices/

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