# Cattle futures close off the day’s lows - Brownfield Ag News

> Cattle futures closed off their lows after a quiet Monday with larger showlists and a kill of 113,000 head. Boxed beef fell, live cattle contracts settled 135 to 230 points lower, and feeder cattle settled 65 to 157 points lower.

- Date: 2016-06-20 · published 2016-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9294-cattle-futures-close-off-the-day-s-lows-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower boxed beef values and weak cattle futures signal softer feeder and fed cattle prices, which affects feedlot margins and feed buying.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2016-06-20 | 1 | -3.7% | -3.7 | Reports on the Monday 2016-06-20 session itself: live cattle futures settled 135-230 points lower on falling boxed beef and larger showlists, directly describing the move. |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-close-off-days-lows/

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