# Cattle futures lower on lack of cash business - Brownfield Ag News

> At the CME on Friday, October live cattle closed $0.30 lower at $108.77 and December live cattle $0.32 lower at $112.97, while feeder cattle also fell. Cash cattle trade was light, with Nebraska dressed sales about $3 lower and live trade near $107.

- Date: 2018-08-30 · published 2018-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63655-cattle-futures-lower-on-lack-of-cash-business-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker cash and wholesale beef values pressured futures, signaling softer demand for feeder and finished cattle and lower feeder cattle prices ahead of the fall run.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-higher-ahead-of-cash-business/
- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-lower-on-lack-of-cash-business/

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