# Caution holds calf and feeder prices in check

> Calf and feeder cattle traded unevenly steady in early March as buyers hesitated amid uncertainty over growing domestic supplies. Feeder cattle futures closed about $2.02 higher on the week, and the article notes deferred live cattle contracts were pressuring feeder prices.

- Date: 2017-03-04 · published 2017-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72124-caution-holds-calf-and-feeder-prices-in-check
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Cautious buyers and discounted deferred live cattle futures limit feeder cattle upside, although expanding herd supplies are a longer-term headwind.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-market-outlook/caution-holds-calf-and-feeder-prices-in-check

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