# Varilek’s Cattle Call: Mixed Trade | TSLN.com

> Live cattle futures traded sideways while feeder futures climbed to contract highs during the week. Cash live cattle traded at $172-173 in the south and $177-183 in the north. A break in corn futures tied to China cancellations was noted, and southern rains reduced feeder calf supply.

- Date: 2023-04-28 · published 2023-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6724-varilek-s-cattle-call-mixed-trade-tsln-com
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight feeder supplies and firm cash trade support cattle prices, while a corn price break lowers feed costs for feedyards. Packers' reluctance to push cash prices higher limits upside.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2023-04-27 | 1 | +4.1% | 5.1 | Feeder futures climbed to contract highs during the week, while a corn break tied to China cancellations lowered feed costs and southern rains cut feeder calf supply, which fits the sharp one-day gain. |

## Sources

- tsln.com: https://www.tsln.com/news/varileks-cattle-call-mixed-trade/

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