# Now is a Good Time to Lock in Profits for Spring Calves | FARE Blog

> Wholesale beef price gains pushed cash and futures cattle prices higher in recent weeks. The author suggests buying September feeder put options at a 135 per hundredweight strike to lock in profits for spring-calf producers. Feeder futures fell after a cattle on feed report showed slow marketing relative to placements.

- Date: 2017-05-26 · published 2017-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9901-now-is-a-good-time-to-lock-in-profits-for-spring-calves-fare-blog
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Slow feedlot marketing and expected margin squeeze point to downward pressure on feeder cattle prices in coming months. Producers may hedge with puts to protect against that decline.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2022-06-07 | [Livestock prices tipped to fall as herd, flock rebuilds slow - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40868-livestock-prices-tipped-to-fall-as-herd-flock-rebuilds-slow-beef-central.md) | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-09-25 | [Increasing beef production: What it means for cattle prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63190-increasing-beef-production-what-it-means-for-cattle-prices.md) | +1.4% | -0.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2022-04-11 | [Expect Short-Term Price Pressure on Feeder Cattle, Calves as More Head Push Into Feedlots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41985-expect-short-term-price-pressure-on-feeder-cattle-calves-as-more-head-push-into.md) | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-06-08 | [Projecting feeder cattle prices in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64683-projecting-feeder-cattle-prices-in-2018.md) | -1.6% | +4.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-11-20 | [Competitor watch: Is the US nearing the top of its beef production cycle? - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67922-competitor-watch-is-the-us-nearing-the-top-of-its-beef-production-cycle-beef.md) | +1.8% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- site.extension.uga.edu: https://site.extension.uga.edu/aaecext/2017/05/now-is-a-good-time-profits-spring-calves/

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