# Cattle Futures Sink After Trump Vows to Cut High US Beef Prices - Bloomberg

> Chicago feeder cattle futures fell as much as 4.1% on Tuesday after Trump reiterated his call to bring beef prices down. He said ranchers had done poorly for 35 years and were now doing well, but prices were up.

- Date: 2025-10-28 · published 2025-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6335-cattle-futures-sink-after-trump-vows-to-cut-high-us-beef-prices-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Political pressure to lower beef prices raises the risk of policy intervention such as expanded imports, which weighs on feeder and live cattle futures and sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-28 | 5 | -3.8% | -3.1 | Trump's Oct 28 vow to cut beef prices pushed cattle futures down as much as 4.1% on the last day of the window, which hit sentiment directly. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-31 | [Cattle futures dip on Trump processing order plans - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18033-cattle-futures-dip-on-trump-processing-order-plans-cme-the-beef-site.md) | +1.2% | +3.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-01 | [Cattle Crash on Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices: Row Crops Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22525-cattle-crash-on-trump-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-row-crops-rally.md) | -3.7% | -5.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2020-05-04 | [Coronavirus outbreak causes cattle, beef prices to diverge \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53086-coronavirus-outbreak-causes-cattle-beef-prices-to-diverge-capital-press.md) | +8.6% | +15.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-09-02 | [Cattle markets fall on Trump beef import plan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17628-cattle-markets-fall-on-trump-beef-import-plan.md) | +2.9% | +5.0% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-29 | [Cattle Futures Finish Week Lower as Beef-Import Plan Outweighs Tight Supplies - Montana Newsroom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8340-cattle-futures-finish-week-lower-as-beef-import-plan-outweighs-tight-supplies.md) | +1.2% | +3.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-08-31 | [Cattle futures dip on Trump processing order plans - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18033-cattle-futures-dip-on-trump-processing-order-plans-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -2.7% | -0.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-01 | [Cattle Crash on Trump’s Plan to Lower Beef Prices: Row Crops Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22525-cattle-crash-on-trump-s-plan-to-lower-beef-prices-row-crops-rally.md) | -4.7% | -10.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-05-04 | [Coronavirus outbreak causes cattle, beef prices to diverge \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53086-coronavirus-outbreak-causes-cattle-beef-prices-to-diverge-capital-press.md) | +5.1% | +17.6% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/cattle-futures-plunge-on-trump-s-calls-for-lower-us-beef-prices
- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/cattle-news/cattle-futures-plunge-on-trump-s-calls-for-lower-u-s-beef-prices

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