# Cattle Look to Midweek Trade Following Tuesday Weakness

> Live cattle futures lost $1.55 to $2.67 on Tuesday and feeder cattle fell $2.80 to $4.35. The CME Feeder Cattle Index dropped to $348.78 on November 2, and the OKC feeder auction saw prices down $4-12 on feeders. Weekly federally inspected slaughter totaled 214,000 head, 16,145 below the same week last year.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T15:07:02.908Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79876-cattle-look-to-midweek-trade-following-tuesday-weakness
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower feeder and live cattle prices reflect softer demand and slaughter running below last year, which weighs on cattle values used in feed-purchasing decisions.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8645602/cattle-look-to-midweek-trade-following-tuesday-weakness

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