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Live and feeder cattle futures were locked limit down at the CME on Monday, November 24, 2025, after Tyson announced it would close its Lexington, Nebraska processing plant. December live cattle closed $7.25 lower at $207.20 and January feeder cattle closed $9.25 lower at $304.97.
Cash cattle trade was quiet, and boxed beef closed lower on light demand.
Losing a major packing plant cuts slaughter capacity and weakens cash bids for fed cattle, which pressures futures and feeder prices. Feeder buyers should expect continued volatility until the processing changes are absorbed.
brownfieldagnews.comMeghan GrebnerNov 24, 2025Not 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.
Live cattle locked limit down on Nov 24 (Dec LC -$7.25) after Tyson's plant closure announcement, the largest single-day driver within the 5-day window.
Feeder and live cattle futures locked limit down on Nov 24 after Tyson's Lexington plant closure, which cuts packer demand for cattle and drove the biggest single-day drop in the window.
