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Federally inspected cattle harvest ran 560,000 head weekly for two weeks, 52,000 below last year. Fed steer values fell $9/cwt from their peak of $238 to $229.34, while Certified Angus Beef cutout rose above $400/cwt and packers returned to profitability.
Lower slaughter and a sharp drop in fed cattle values reduce near-term beef supply pressure on cattle prices, while strong boxed beef supports packer demand for cattle.
oklahomafarmreport.comSpencer AndersonJul 2, 2025Not 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.
Fed steer values dropped $9 from their peak, and lower slaughter reflects packer curtailment pressuring cattle prices.
Fed steer values fell $9/cwt from their peak, which confirms a price correction in the window, though the strong cutout and packer margins limit the downside.
