# Kentucky Market Update and Cull Cow Price Seasonality | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> A University of Kentucky extension piece notes CME feeder cattle futures have risen more than $10 per cwt since early March, lifting calf prices by about $20 per cwt from fall 2016 lows. It also describes the seasonal pattern in cull cow prices, which typically bottom in late fall and early winter.

- Date: 2017-04-19 · published 2017-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71629-kentucky-market-update-and-cull-cow-price-seasonality-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger calf values reflect tighter feeder supplies and seasonal stocker demand. Cull cow seasonality is a routine pattern rather than a new price shock for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2017/04/19/kentucky-market-update-and-cull-cow-price-seasonality/

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