# US cattle futures fall as weak cash prices weigh on beef market - CME
						 | The Cattle Site

> US cattle futures slid on the CME as cash prices weakened, with cash down about $3 to $4 per hundredweight in the south and $8 to $10 in the north. Speculative funds liquidated longs amid uncertainty over Trump's plan to lower beef prices and the ongoing Mexican cattle import ban tied to New World screwworm.

- Date: 2025-11-03 · published 2025-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7814-us-cattle-futures-fall-as-weak-cash-prices-weigh-on-beef-market-cme-the-cattle
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker cash trade and fund liquidation pressure futures lower, while the uncertain status of Mexican cattle imports keeps feeder supply expectations volatile.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-03 | 1 | -2.4% | -4.1 | Dated 2025-11-03, it reports CME cattle futures sliding on weaker cash prices and speculative long liquidation amid policy uncertainty, which directly describes the one-day drop. |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-06 | 5 | -5.0% | -3.6 | Weak cash prices and speculative fund long liquidation on Nov 3 amid policy uncertainty added selling pressure early in the window. |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-05 | 5 | -6.2% | -3.6 | Weak cash prices and speculative long liquidation around Nov 3 weighed on futures amid uncertainty over Trump's beef price plan and the import ban. |

## Sources

- thecattlesite.com: https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/us-cattle-futures-fall-as-weak-cash-prices-weigh-on-beef-market-cme

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