# Cattle futures dip as market fears hit demand - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> 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.

- Date: 2025-04-22 · published 2025-04-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11322-cattle-futures-dip-as-market-fears-hit-demand-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-20 | 1 | -2.7% | -3.2 | 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. |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/cattle-futures-dip-as-market-fears-hit-demand-cme

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