# Cattle Falling Lower on Election Day

> Live cattle futures fell 42 cents to $1.50 and feeder cattle futures fell $2.95 to $3.50 in Tuesday trading. Cash trade was quiet after $224-225 paid the previous week, and the CME Feeder Cattle Index slipped to $350.46. Federally inspected slaughter on Monday was an estimated 104,000 head, down 2,000 from the prior week.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T18:07:44.426Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78081-cattle-falling-lower-on-election-day
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

The session describes routine price moves in cattle futures without a new supply or demand shock. Lower futures and quiet cash trade point to soft near-term sentiment for feedlot and feeder cattle demand.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8625425/cattle-falling-lower-on-election-day

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