# Cattle prices to trade sideways; PLUS: Decoding EPDs

> Analysts at Oklahoma State expect cattle and beef prices to trade sideways to weaker through the rest of 2017 as seasonal pressure builds. Beef production is up 3.8% year to date, with slaughter up 5.7% but carcass weights down 17 pounds. A Montana court also barred the state beef council from using checkoff funds for advertising without producer consent.

- Date: 2017-07-03 · published 2017-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70090-cattle-prices-to-trade-sideways-plus-decoding-epds
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher slaughter and seasonal demand weakness point to softer cattle prices, while the checkoff ruling is a local promotion matter with little price effect.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-pricing/5-trending-headlines-cattle-prices-to-trade-sideways-plus-decoding-epds

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