# Understanding Feeder-cattle Price Slides – Beef Center

> Oklahoma State Extension explains how feeder cattle price slides adjust prices for weight differences from a base weight, expressed as a percentage of the base price. The article uses an example of 575 lb steers at a base price of $150/cwt to show how slides apply to forward contracts.

- Date: 2017-10-18 · published 2017-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68607-understanding-feeder-cattle-price-slides-beef-center
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Price slides determine how contracted cattle are priced when actual weights differ from the base, so buyers and sellers need them to manage weight-based risk. The article is educational and does not signal a market move.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- beefcenter.org: http://www.beefcenter.org/newsfeed/understanding-feeder-cattle-price-slides/

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