# Cattle market strength surprises industry - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> Fed and feeder cattle cash prices have been strong this fall, surprising much of the industry, and futures hit new contract highs in early November. Calf prices are reported $20 to $50/cwt higher than a year earlier. Analysts cite fund positioning and stock market strength as possible drivers.

- Date: 2017-11-13 · published 2017-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68111-cattle-market-strength-surprises-industry-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained strength in cash and feeder markets lifts feeding costs and supports higher cattle prices into 2018, though high feeder values squeeze feedlot margins.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/news/cattle-market-strength-surprises-industry

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