# Mixed markets and supply-side confusion | Western Livestock Journal

> Cash fed cattle trade in the week ending July 27 was thin, with 2,204 head confirmed sold at $110-112 live and an average of $111.31. A large negotiated trade of about 147,900 head occurred on July 20. Analysts said supplies would remain significant into August and September.

- Date: 2018-07-30 · published 2018-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64168-mixed-markets-and-supply-side-confusion-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy fed cattle supplies and a steady-to-weak cash market point to softer cattle prices, which in turn affect feeder demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/mixed-markets-and-supply-side-confusion/

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