# Feeder cattle futures hit limit down on demand fears - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> CME feeder cattle futures closed down their daily limit on concerns about consumer demand ahead of the Memorial Day holiday and high energy and beef prices. Traders also feared USDA would report more cattle placed in feedlots. Hog futures fell to their lowest since December.

- Date: 2026-05-22 · published 2026-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19412-feeder-cattle-futures-hit-limit-down-on-demand-fears-cme-the-cattle-site
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Fear of weaker beef demand combined with expectations of more feeder supply pushed cattle futures down sharply, though cash cattle remain tight.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-21 | 1 | -5.2% | -9.0 | Feeder futures closed limit-down on consumer demand fears ahead of Memorial Day and expectations of higher placements, which directly matches the -5.22% drop. |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/feeder-cattle-futures-hit-limit-down-on-demand-fears-cme

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