# Cattle futures sharply lower to end the week - Brownfield Ag News

> Live and feeder cattle closed sharply lower at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on profit-taking and weak technical support. Light cash trade was reported at $235 in the South and $240 in Iowa, and dressed trade in Nebraska was $380. Feeder steer prices at the Kansas Winter Livestock Auction rose $5 to $7.

- Date: 2025-08-08 · published 2025-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12277-cattle-futures-sharply-lower-to-end-the-week-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower futures despite firm auction feeder prices show a widening gap between paper and cash markets. This may affect feeder cattle pricing for buyers in the coming weeks.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/blog/market-news/cattle-futures-sharply-lower-to-end-the-week-3/

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