# Why Are Cattle Futures Falling in Chicago?

> CME cattle futures fell on October 28 as sluggish cash trade, weaker wholesale beef and negative packer margins weighed. December live cattle settled at 227.325 cents per pound and November feeders fell 3.275 cents to 346.750.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:53.181Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/220-why-are-cattle-futures-falling-in-chicago
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weak cash trade and packer losses reduce demand for fed cattle, pressuring live cattle futures and near-term feeder values.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/livestock/cattle-futures-fall-in-chicago-as-cash-trade-weakens-and-beef-prices-decline/

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