# Cattle futures end the week lower - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle futures closed lower ahead of the Cold Storage and Cattle on Feed reports, with weaker wholesale beef values and a bearish Livestock Slaughter report adding pressure. January feeders closed $3.32 lower at $138.27. Cash cattle trade was quiet and steady.

- Date: 2019-11-22 · published 2019-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7037-cattle-futures-end-the-week-lower-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Routine futures weakness driven by pre-report positioning and slaughter data signals softer near-term cattle demand for feed. The impact on feed grain and meal demand is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-end-the-week-lower/

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