# Markets mixed for a change | Western Livestock Journal

> Cash fed cattle traded at $102-105 live in the week ending September 1, averaging $104.70, and cash prices were about $15 below the five-year average. Wholesale beef and feeder cattle prices moved higher over the same period. Analysts said weak demand for the large supply of market-ready cattle was the main problem.

- Date: 2017-09-04 · published 2017-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69107-markets-mixed-for-a-change-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Large per-head fed cattle supplies and muted packer demand keep cash prices under pressure. Higher beef values and feeder prices suggest the pressure is concentrated at the packer end.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/markets-mixed-for-a-change/

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