# Cattle Falls Out of the Long Weekend

> Live cattle futures closed 5 to 35 cents lower after a volatile Monday session, with cash trade reported at $208-210 in the South and $212-214 in the North. The CME Feeder Cattle Index fell $3.12 to $289.30 on April 18. USDA's Cattle on Feed report showed April 1 inventory down 1.59% to 11.638 million head, with heifers at a five-year low share.

- Date: 2025-04-21 · published 2025-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11325-cattle-falls-out-of-the-long-weekend
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller heifer share on feed points to tighter future beef supplies that support cattle prices, though the short-term move reflects fund liquidation and equity weakness.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2025-04-20 | 1 | -2.7% | -3.2 | Reports the CME Feeder Cattle Index falling $3.12 on April 18 and a volatile post-holiday session with lower futures, plus Cattle on Feed data, which together fit the sharp feeder decline. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-27 | [Live cattle weaken on slowing demand - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35614-live-cattle-weaken-on-slowing-demand-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -0.6% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-25 | [Live cattle futures continue to fall - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10310-live-cattle-futures-continue-to-fall-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.5% | -3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-23 | [US cattle futures sag - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7971-us-cattle-futures-sag-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [Record Number of Cattle on Feed and Record Low Inventory Outside of Feedlots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41541-record-number-of-cattle-on-feed-and-record-low-inventory-outside-of-feedlots.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-04 | [Ups and downs of cattle prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10633-ups-and-downs-of-cattle-prices.md) | +0.9% | -6.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-06-27 | [Live cattle weaken on slowing demand - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35614-live-cattle-weaken-on-slowing-demand-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +6.1% | +4.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2023-10-25 | [Live cattle futures continue to fall - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10310-live-cattle-futures-continue-to-fall-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.7% | -4.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-05-04 | [Ups and downs of cattle prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10633-ups-and-downs-of-cattle-prices.md) | -1.6% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/31976424/cattle-falls-out-of-the-long-weekend

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