# Cattle Current Daily—March 2, 2026 – Cattle Current Market Update

> Cattle futures fell Friday on concern over a possible strike at the JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, lower cash fed cattle prices, and month-end selling. Live cattle averaged $3.49 lower and feeder cattle $7.51 lower. Choice boxed beef cutout rose to $379.84.

- Date: 2026-02-28 · published 2026-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5729-cattle-current-daily-march-2-2026-cattle-current-market-update
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Possible packing plant disruption and weaker cash bids cut expected fed cattle demand, pressuring futures. Rising boxed beef values partly offset packer losses and may support future bids.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-03-02 | 1 | -3.1% | -5.9 | Explains Friday's decline through the possible JBS Greeley strike (lower slaughter and demand for cattle), lower cash prices and month-end selling pressure. |

## Sources

- cattlecurrent.com: https://cattlecurrent.com/cattle-current-daily-march-2-2026/

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