# Beef futures climb on tight supply, USDA output cuts - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME live cattle futures rose on Aug. 12 as tight cattle supplies and sharply higher beef values lifted prices. USDA cut its 2025 beef production forecast 1% to 25.926 billion pounds and its 2026 forecast 1.4% to 25.470 billion pounds, and Choice cutout jumped $9.06 to $390.58.

- Date: 2025-08-13 · published 2025-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23464-beef-futures-climb-on-tight-supply-usda-output-cuts-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower USDA beef output forecasts point to persistently tight supply and high beef values, supporting cattle prices, while cheaper corn from the record crop helped feeder futures.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [US cattle futures rise on record-low herd, tight supply - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23895-us-cattle-futures-rise-on-record-low-herd-tight-supply-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-09-29 | [US hog futures hit records on tighter herd supplies - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23028-us-hog-futures-hit-records-on-tighter-herd-supplies-cme-the-pig-site.md) | -1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-01-22 | [CME update: live cattle futures surge ahead of USDA Cattle on Feed report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49286-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-surge-ahead-of-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-the.md) | +0.7% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-04-23 | [Live cattle futures jump on supportive USDA feedlot data - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30878-live-cattle-futures-jump-on-supportive-usda-feedlot-data-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +0.8% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-06-02 | [Feeder prices climb on tight supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18949-feeder-prices-climb-on-tight-supply.md) | -0.6% | +2.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-07-28 | [US cattle futures rise on record-low herd, tight supply - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23895-us-cattle-futures-rise-on-record-low-herd-tight-supply-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.0% | +8.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-09-29 | [US hog futures hit records on tighter herd supplies - CME
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23028-us-hog-futures-hit-records-on-tighter-herd-supplies-cme-the-pig-site.md) | +0.0% | -0.8% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-01-22 | [CME update: live cattle futures surge ahead of USDA Cattle on Feed report
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49286-cme-update-live-cattle-futures-surge-ahead-of-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-the.md) | -0.1% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/beef-futures-climb-on-tight-supply-usda-output-cuts-cme

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