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Oklahoma State's Derrell Peel reviews 2025, when cattle prices rose for a third year, with feeder steers up 30.6% and fed cattle up 15% despite a fourth-quarter correction. Prices recovered in December, with calves reaching new highs.
A December rebound with tight supplies points to firm feeder and fed cattle prices heading into 2026, supporting feed demand from feedlots.
Not 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.