# Cash cattle prices soar amid fierce packer competition

> Cash fed cattle traded from $224 to $235/cwt in the South and $240 to $244 in the North last week, with dressed trade at $380. Choice boxed beef fell $1.26 to $365.08, and rib primal prices dropped sharply after peaking in April. Packer margins remain deeply negative.

- Date: 2025-06-11 · published 2025-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12599-cash-cattle-prices-soar-amid-fierce-packer-competition
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Packers losing money while still bidding aggressively for cattle highlights a fragile cattle cycle, and softening retail beef demand could limit further upside in cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/cash-cattle-prices-soar-amid-fierce-packer-competition

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