# Fall Feeder Markets and Stocker Prospects | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> Oklahoma feeder cattle prices averaged nearly 4 percent above a year earlier in early August, and combined auction volumes were up 13 percent year over year. The July Cattle report put the 2018 calf crop about 2 percent higher than 2017.

- Date: 2018-08-22 · published 2018-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63669-fall-feeder-markets-and-stocker-prospects-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Larger feeder supplies this fall typically add seasonal downward pressure, with feeder prices often falling 4 to 5 percent from August to fourth-quarter lows.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2018/08/22/fall-feeder-markets-and-stocker-prospects/

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