# Market Alley: Feeders gain traction with needed cattle inventory - Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

> Cattle feeders gained about $5 back in the cash trade as show lists stayed short and packers' forward-bought inventory weakened. Cattle in the South brought up to $115 per cwt and in the North $115 live and up to $184 dressed. Packers had earlier pushed the market down to $110.

- Date: 2018-06-12 · published 2018-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64682-market-alley-feeders-gain-traction-with-needed-cattle-inventory-texas-and
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter fed cattle inventory supports cash prices and gives feeders leverage, which tends to lift feeder cattle values. Feedlot buyers face higher live cattle costs as packers compete for limited supply.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tscra.org: https://tscra.org/market-alley-feeders-gain-traction-with-needed-cattle-inventory/

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