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CME live and feeder cattle futures rose on Thursday in a technical reversal, supported by a firmer cash market. Choice boxed beef was priced at $383.47 per hundredweight, down $1.66 on the day.
Analysts flagged softer consumer demand for pricey beef after August consumer confidence fell.
A firmer cash market supports futures, but weakening consumer demand for beef limits upside. Cattle buyers should watch how cash trade holds into fall.
thebeefsite.comMelanie EppAug 28, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
