# Cattle Current Daily-September 26 – Cattle Current Market Update

> Feeder and live cattle futures fell sharply Monday after August cattle placements came in 2.6% above a year earlier at 1.93 million head, above estimates. Choice boxed beef cutout rose to $193.96 per cwt.

- Date: 2017-09-25 · published 2017-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69086-cattle-current-daily-september-26-cattle-current-market-update
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Placements above expectations signal larger future beef supplies, pressuring feeder and live cattle futures lower.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-05-02 | [Cattle Current Daily—May 2, 2022 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6074-cattle-current-daily-may-2-2022-cattle-current-market-update.md) | +2.0% | +6.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-03-31 | [Cattle Current Daily-Apr. 2, 2018 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11973-cattle-current-daily-apr-2-2018-cattle-current-market-update.md) | -0.2% | +4.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-09-26 | [Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 28, 2020 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51243-cattle-current-podcast-sept-28-2020-cattle-current-market-update.md) | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-11-22 | [Cattle Current Weekly Highlights—Week ending Nov. 22, 2019 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7035-cattle-current-weekly-highlights-week-ending-nov-22-2019-cattle-current-market.md) | -2.2% | -0.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-04-21 | [Beef Market Update: Strong basis prompts cattle feeders to remain current - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65639-beef-market-update-strong-basis-prompts-cattle-feeders-to-remain-current.md) | +3.4% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-02 | [Cattle Current Daily—May 2, 2022 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6074-cattle-current-daily-may-2-2022-cattle-current-market-update.md) | -3.2% | -4.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-03-31 | [Cattle Current Daily-Apr. 2, 2018 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11973-cattle-current-daily-apr-2-2018-cattle-current-market-update.md) | -2.6% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-09-26 | [Cattle Current Podcast—Sept. 28, 2020 – Cattle Current Market Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51243-cattle-current-podcast-sept-28-2020-cattle-current-market-update.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- cattlecurrent.com: https://cattlecurrent.com/cattle-current-daily-september-26/

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