# 12/26/2025 Market Commentary | Producers Livestock

> Live cattle futures held near $230/cwt on December 26 as cash trade stalled at $228. Choice boxed beef fell $9.60 to $351.29 as packers sped up kills, pushing packer margins into the red, and the CME Feeder Index dropped $5.08 to $349.32.

- Date: 2025-12-26 · published 2025-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21646-12-26-2025-market-commentary-producers-livestock
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier packer kill pressure and weak boxed beef cut packer demand for cattle, a bearish signal for cattle prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- producers-livestock.com: https://producers-livestock.com/mc/12-26-2025-market-commentary/

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