# US beef sales to China skid after Beijing lets export registrations lapse | Reuters

> Fed cattle cash prices rose $7 to $9 per cwt the week ending March 21, with Southern trade at $210 and Northern trade at $212 to $215. Choice boxed beef gained $7.18 to $325.45, and the CME Feeder Index rose $4.69 to $285.94. Live and feeder cattle futures fell sharply in the same period.

- Date: 2025-03-27 · published 2025-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25717-us-beef-sales-to-china-skid-after-beijing-lets-export-registrations-lapse
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher beef production and heavier carcass weights support cash cattle prices, but futures weakness signals the market sees limited upside from current supply conditions.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-beef-sales-china-skid-after-beijing-lets-export-registrations-lapse-2025-03-27/

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