# Beef prices drop $39 as cattle imports set to resume in August

> Cattle futures have weakened over the past month as the boxed beef cutout and CME Feeder Cattle Index declined. Choice boxed beef fell from a June 23 peak to $361.24, and the feeder index hit its lowest level of the year. The Douglas, Arizona reopening on August 24 is expected to be a 30-day trial that initially covers feeder cattle.

- Date: 2026-07-28 · published 2026-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18300-beef-prices-drop-39-as-cattle-imports-set-to-resume-in-august
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Softening cash fundamentals combined with the expected supply increase from imports point to continued pressure on feeder and live cattle prices.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/marketing/beef-prices-drop-39-as-cattle-imports-set-to-resume-in-august

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