# Record highs in live cattle futures as slaughter slows and beef demand grows

> Fed cattle cash trade hit new record highs, with South cattle at $218-220/cwt and North at $225-228/cwt. June live cattle futures rose $3.575 for the week to a record $202.05/cwt as slaughter slowed and beef demand held up.

- Date: 2025-06-01 · published 2025-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24796-record-highs-in-live-cattle-futures-as-slaughter-slows-and-beef-demand-grows
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supply and firm cash prices keep feeder and live cattle futures bullish, raising the cost of feeding cattle and the value of feeder-cattle inputs.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/record-highs-in-live-cattle-futures-as-slaughter-slows-and-beef-demand-grows

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