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Both fed and feeder cattle prices were lower the prior week, with the November feeder contract down $12.88 and December live cattle down $8.53. Packer margins improved on lower cash cattle prices and higher boxed beef values.
Futures were hit by speculation about reopening the Mexican border to feeder cattle imports.
Seasonal pre-holiday weakness and heavy feeder supplies pressure cash prices. Expected feeder and beef imports cap futures even though domestic fundamentals are unchanged.
midwestfarmreport.comNov 17, 2025Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
