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CME live and feeder cattle futures fell on fears that high gasoline and diesel prices from the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure will reduce consumer beef purchases. Choice boxed beef fell $2.40 to $392.32 per hundredweight.
Expected weaker consumer beef demand pressures boxed beef and cattle futures, although tight supplies keep packer margins under strain.
thebeefsite.comMelanie EppMay 29, 2026After 102 past neutral macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -3.3% to +2.5%), and +1.8% over 20.
After 27 past bearish macro events, Feeder Cattle moved a median -0.9% over 5 sessions (37% higher; middle half -3.7% to +0.4%), and 0.0% over 20.
After 37 past bearish macro events, Live Cattle moved a median -1.1% over 5 sessions (30% higher; middle half -4.3% to +0.4%), and -0.4% over 20.
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.
