# As more calves head to town, CME rally boosts feeder cattle prices

> Feeder cattle volumes at test auctions nearly tripled to 34,600 head, with yearlings up $2-5 and calves up to $9 higher. Slaughter cow prices were mixed, with wide swings in cow meat prices.

- Date: 2017-09-14 · published 2017-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69087-as-more-calves-head-to-town-cme-rally-boosts-feeder-cattle-prices
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Better bidding on heavier volumes and improved hedging from the CME rally support feeder cattle prices into fall marketing.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/as-more-calves-head-to-town-cme-rally-boosts-feeder-cattle-prices

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