# Strong Cash Cattle Markets Take a Breather | Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter

> Fed cattle prices for 5-Area steers fell about 2 percent week over week on roughly 10 percent fewer transactions, though still up 17-18 percent year over year. Feeder prices moved unevenly, and the weekly Choice cutout approached $400/cwt on tight supplies and strong beef demand.

- Date: 2025-07-02 · published 2025-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6099-strong-cash-cattle-markets-take-a-breather-ohio-beef-cattle-letter
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Tight cattle supplies and strong beef demand keep the cattle complex supported, though softer cash and feeder moves point to a cooling trend that reduces feeder demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: neutral
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-02 | 5 | -3.9% | -3.3 | 5-area fed steer prices fell about 2% on thinner trade, signaling a cash market pullback from record highs. |
| LCATTLE | 2025-07-01 | 5 | -3.6% | -3.1 | 5-Area fed steer prices fell about 2% week over week on thinner trade, consistent with the futures decline, though the report was published after the window. |

## Sources

- u.osu.edu: https://u.osu.edu/beef/2025/07/02/strong-cash-cattle-markets-take-a-breather/

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