# Feeder cattle futures rise as slaughtering rebounds - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME feeder futures rose as US meatpacker slaughter recovered to about 108,000 cattle after falling below 100,000 during an immigration crackdown at southwest Kansas plants. Choice boxed beef rose $2.18 to $382.66 per cwt.

- Date: 2026-09-30 · published 2026-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17618-feeder-cattle-futures-rise-as-slaughtering-rebounds-cme-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Packing recovery and higher boxed beef support packer demand and cattle prices, though further plant disruptions could back up cattle in feedlots.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/feeder-cattle-futures-rise-as-slaughtering-rebounds-cme

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