# Cattle futures dip on Trump processing order plans - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME live and feeder cattle futures ticked lower on Friday, pressured by grain and soy rallies, fund selling and a higher dollar. President Trump said he was preparing a legal order to let farmers and ranchers process their own food, aimed at breaking what he called a monopoly among major processors. Industry players said the impact on meat supply would likely be limited.

- Date: 2026-08-31 · published 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18033-cattle-futures-dip-on-trump-processing-order-plans-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Policy moves aimed at lowering beef prices and loosening packer control add bearish sentiment to cattle futures, though analysts see little physical supply effect. Feeder and live cattle prices are the main exposure.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-31 | 1 | -3.2% | -4.4 | Friday dip from the processing order plan, fund selling, a stronger dollar and grain rallies add to selling pressure. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-28 | [Cattle Futures Sink After Trump Vows to Cut High US Beef Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6335-cattle-futures-sink-after-trump-vows-to-cut-high-us-beef-prices-bloomberg.md) | -0.8% | -9.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-01 | [Cattle Crash on Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices: Row Crops Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22525-cattle-crash-on-trump-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-row-crops-rally.md) | -4.7% | -10.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-09-01 | [Argentine farmers consider grains strike over beef export cap
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44931-argentine-farmers-consider-grains-strike-over-beef-export-cap-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.9% | +0.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-14 | [Did the Administration's Plan to Lower Beef Prices Wreck the Bull Run in the Cattle Market? - Drovers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6067-did-the-administration-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-wreck-the-bull-run-in-the.md) | -1.8% | +0.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-28 | [Cattle Futures Sink After Trump Vows to Cut High US Beef Prices - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6335-cattle-futures-sink-after-trump-vows-to-cut-high-us-beef-prices-bloomberg.md) | -0.8% | -11.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-01 | [Cattle Crash on Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices: Row Crops Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22525-cattle-crash-on-trump-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-row-crops-rally.md) | -3.7% | -5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +2.9% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/cattle-futures-dip-on-trump-processing-order-plans-cme

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