# CME live cattle futures hit contract highs as cash markets surge — TradingView News

> CME August live cattle futures settled at 216.825 cents per pound after hitting a contract high, and feeder cattle also set contract highs. Kansas and Texas cash cattle traded as high as $230/cwt, up about $7-8 from the prior week. USDA choice boxed beef hit a five-year high at $366.85/cwt.

- Date: 2025-06-06 · published 2025-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12596-cme-live-cattle-futures-hit-contract-highs-as-cash-markets-surge-tradingview
- 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

Strong cash cattle prices and packers competing for limited animals push feeder and fed cattle values higher, which raises the cost of finishing cattle and supports demand for feed grains and byproducts used in feedlots.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-06-09 | 5 | +3.9% | 2.9 | Contract-high futures, cash trade up $7-8 and five-year-high boxed beef on June 6 signal tight supply and strong demand that pushed prices higher within the window. |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L6N3S80WF:0-cme-live-cattle-futures-hit-contract-highs-as-cash-markets-surge/

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