21.   Feeder cattle rose as feedlot operators took advantage of falling corn prices to fatten more young cattle for slaughter, analysts said.

22.   Feedlot profits have declined in the past three months as shrinking supplies of young cattle ready for fattening have sent costs up.

23.   Feedlots increased purchases of young cattle as the price of corn, the primary ingredient in livestock feed, tumbled.

24.   Feeder cattle fell amid concern demand for the young cattle would wane as the cost of feeding the animals rises, traders said.

25.   Feeder cattle futures sank amid concern that rising feed costs will decrease the profitability of raising the animals to slaughter-weight, dampening demand for the young cattle.

26.   Feeder cattle rose on expectations that lower feed costs will increase demand for the young cattle.

27.   For the past several months, feedlot operators have increased purchases of young cattle as lower feed costs boosted margins for raising the animals to market weight.

28.   Higher feed costs decreases demand for young cattle from feedlots.

29.   In CHICAGO, feeder cattle rose as a drop in feed costs made it more profitable to fatten the young cattle for slaughter, increasing demand.

30.   In CHICAGO, feeder cattle rose on expectations that lower feed costs will increase demand for the young cattle.