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Live and feeder cattle futures closed lower at the CME on technical selling ahead of expected direct cash trade. December live cattle fell $1.55 to $218.15 and January feeder cattle fell $4.30 to $328.37.
Direct cash cattle trade was quiet, with boxed beef higher, Choice up $0.19 at $365.23.
Lower futures and quiet cash trade signal softer near-term cattle prices, while firmer boxed beef supports packer margins. For feed buyers, feeder cattle weakness can reduce demand for feed in feedlots.
brownfieldagnews.comMeghan GrebnerNov 3, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not 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.
