# Live cattle gain as heat impacts producers - CME
						 | The Beef Site

> CME live cattle futures gained on August 25 as processors paid up to move market-ready cattle while heat stressed producers on the US Plains. October live cattle rose to 181.175 cents per pound, up 1.31% for the week. Cash cattle eased in the north and weekly slaughter was down about 7.7% year on year.

- Date: 2023-08-27 · published 2023-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34714-live-cattle-gain-as-heat-impacts-producers-cme-the-beef-site
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heat-reduced cattle performance and tight supplies support cattle prices, while lower slaughter tightens the market for feeder and fed cattle and the feed demand behind them.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2021-08-18 | [US drought could have implications for beef exports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45518-us-drought-could-have-implications-for-beef-exports-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.9% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-30 | [The source of high cattle and beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22522-the-source-of-high-cattle-and-beef-prices.md) | -3.8% | -8.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2021-03-02 | [Signs of market improvement for cattle producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7330-signs-of-market-improvement-for-cattle-producers.md) | -0.0% | +1.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-03-30 | [U.S. livestock: CME live cattle set contract high as cash prices jump - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10373-u-s-livestock-cme-live-cattle-set-contract-high-as-cash-prices-jump-grainews.md) | +2.1% | +7.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-07-28 | [Fewer cattle expected as cow herds shrink due to drought \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40618-fewer-cattle-expected-as-cow-herds-shrink-due-to-drought-the-western-producer.md) | -0.1% | +3.7% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-08-18 | [US drought could have implications for beef exports
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45518-us-drought-could-have-implications-for-beef-exports-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.3% | -1.2% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-30 | [The source of high cattle and beef prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22522-the-source-of-high-cattle-and-beef-prices.md) | -6.4% | -9.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-03-02 | [Signs of market improvement for cattle producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7330-signs-of-market-improvement-for-cattle-producers.md) | -1.3% | +7.2% |

## Sources

- thebeefsite.com: https://www.thebeefsite.com/news/live-cattle-gain-as-heat-impacts-producers-cme

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