# Cattle Feeding Returns Surge - Northern Ag Network

> The Livestock Marketing Information Center estimates that cattle feeding returns in the Southern Plains were the best for any consecutive five-month period on record from January to May 2017. May's per-steer return was over $270 above a year earlier. Lower feeder cattle costs and modest feed costs drove the gains, and fed steer prices stayed strong.

- Date: 2017-06-19 · published 2017-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70667-cattle-feeding-returns-surge-northern-ag-network
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong feeding margins encourage feedlots to keep placing and marketing cattle, which supports demand for feeder cattle. Lower feeder prices and modest feed costs are the key drivers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- northernag.net: https://www.northernag.net/cattle-feeding-returns-surge/

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