# CME cattle ends higher with tight supplies ahead of Memorial Day — TradingView News

> CME June live cattle futures settled slightly lower at 208.000 cents per pound, while the nearby April contract reached contract highs and most other contracts rose. August feeder cattle gained 0.525 cents to 292.700 cents per pound. Packers were paying up for cattle ahead of Memorial Day despite losses of $143.40 per head.

- Date: 2025-04-24 · published 2025-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25261-cme-cattle-ends-higher-with-tight-supplies-ahead-of-memorial-day-tradingview
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Packers bidding up cattle to fill pre-holiday orders reflects tight fed cattle supplies. Cattle price strength keeps feedlot economics strong, but uncertainty about consumer demand for high-priced beef limits further gains.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3R21GS:0-cme-cattle-ends-higher-with-tight-supplies-ahead-of-memorial-day/

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