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CME live cattle futures settled lower on Monday, with June down 0.325 cents to 203.75 and May feeder cattle down 1.325 cents to 285.525. Losses followed a sharp equity sell-off after President Trump attacked Fed Chair Powell over interest rates.
Choice boxed beef rose $2.00 to $333.52 and Select rose $3.22.
Equity weakness raised fears of lower consumer beef demand, pressuring cattle futures even though tight supplies remain supportive; the wider risk-off move weighs on sentiment in the cattle complex.
thebeefsite.comMelanie EppApr 22, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Describes May feeder futures falling 1.325 cents on an equity sell-off and demand fears, a sentiment mechanism consistent with the drop, though it is dated the Monday after the move window.
