# USDA Cattle Report Nov 4, 2026: Negotiated Purchases Jump - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> USDA's National Daily Direct Slaughter Cattle Report for November 4, 2026 showed 28,208 head of negotiated cash cattle purchases, up sharply from 1,229 a week earlier. Live steers traded near $217 per hundredweight and dressed steers near $340.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T21:07:08.872Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80440-usda-cattle-report-nov-4-2026-negotiated-purchases-jump-news-and-statistics
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A surge in negotiated cash volume from a very thin prior week points to firmer packer demand for fed cattle. That supports cattle prices, though one day's data may not establish a sustained trend.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2026-09-08 | [USDA Beef Market Data: Boxed Beef Cutout, Cattle Summary, Tallow & Hide Report (Sept 8, 2026) - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17592-usda-beef-market-data-boxed-beef-cutout-cattle-summary-tallow-and-hide-report.md) | +1.2% | +0.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-07-22 | [USDA Releases Report on Boxed Beef and Fed Cattle Price Investigation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52238-usda-releases-report-on-boxed-beef-and-fed-cattle-price-investigation.md) | -0.0% | +6.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-20 | [National feeder and stocker cattle report \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7972-national-feeder-and-stocker-cattle-report-capital-press.md) | -2.9% | -5.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-09 | [November 'WASDE' Report: Steady Cattle Prices Forecast; Corn Prices Lowered \| Cattle Range News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33328-november-wasde-report-steady-cattle-prices-forecast-corn-prices-lowered-cattle.md) | -1.8% | -7.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-10-26 | [US Beef Demand Seen Falling in 2023 as Cattle Herd Continues to Shrink – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39088-us-beef-demand-seen-falling-in-2023-as-cattle-herd-continues-to-shrink-the-van.md) | +0.7% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-morning-report-negotiated-cattle-purchases-surge-on-november-4-2026/

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