# Higher Cattle Prices: Will it Turn Around? - Northern Ag Network

> The beef complex has rallied about $30/cwt over five weeks, a larger move than normal according to CattleFax. Feedyards are earning $100 to $150 per head, and the article questions whether the rally can hold as calf prices for 2017 remain uncertain.

- Date: 2017-03-23 · published 2017-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72121-higher-cattle-prices-will-it-turn-around-northern-ag-network
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Strong cash cattle and wide live cattle basis are pulling cattle forward, which keeps carcass weights down but could reverse as seasonal spring highs pass.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- northernag.net: https://www.northernag.net/higher-cattle-prices-will-it-turn-around/

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