# Are May’s cattle market dynamics a crystal ball for the rest of the su

> A Beef Magazine analysis reviews May's cattle market, in which fed cattle fell about $15 per cwt in three weeks while the June live cattle contract closed flat near $105. The author sees August and October contracts near $104 and $106 and expects downside risk given large cattle on feed.

- Date: 2018-06-07 · published 2018-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64641-are-may-s-cattle-market-dynamics-a-crystal-ball-for-the-rest-of-the-su
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy cattle numbers on feed point to limited upside and continued pressure on fed cattle prices through summer. Feed buyers should expect soft finished-cattle values and weak forward pricing.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/are-may-s-cattle-market-dynamics-a-crystal-ball-for-the-rest-of-the-summer-

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