# Market Wrap-Up: April 1, 2022 | Western Livestock Journal

> Live cattle futures closed mixed on April 1, 2022, with the April contract down 72 cents to $138.65 and June down $1.27 to $135.85. Cash fed cattle traded at $138-142, averaging $140.09, and the Choice boxed beef cutout fell $1.25 to $267.14.

- Date: 2022-04-01 · published 2022-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7625-market-wrap-up-april-1-2022-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Routine daily price moves with no new fundamental shock; packers expect heavier Q2 slaughter, which keeps supply pressure on fed cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/market-wrap-up-april-1-2022/

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