# Cattle futures drop $40 in wild October run

> Feeder cattle futures fell more than $42 per cwt and live cattle nearly $30 from mid-October to Nov. 14. The decline followed the president's comments on lowering beef prices and fears of higher beef imports and Mexican cattle reopening. The author argues fundamentals remain tight.

- Date: 2025-11-26 · published 2025-11-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6070-cattle-futures-drop-40-in-wild-october-run
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

This is a retrospective on a price correction driven by sentiment rather than supply changes, so the price outlook depends on uncertainty clearing. Buyers should focus on forward-looking risk management.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/market-news/markets-will-always-be-reactive-but-price-risk-management-strategies-must-be-forward-looking

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