# Limiting trading in the US imported beef market | Meat & Livestock Australia

> US imported beef prices stabilised during the week as reduced trading followed a drop in fed cattle prices. Fed cattle futures fell 5% on lower cash prices, and fed cattle slaughter was 2.5% above last year's level for the same week.

- Date: 2017-11-13 · published 2017-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67923-limiting-trading-in-the-us-imported-beef-market-meat-and-livestock-australia
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fed cattle futures and cash prices reflect softer near-term beef pricing, while firm overseas asking prices limit further declines in imported beef. Expected 2018 herd expansion adds to the medium-term bearish outlook for cattle.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- mla.com.au: https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2017/limiting-trading-in-the-us-imported-beef-market/

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