# Uncertainty at West Coast Ports Pressures Cattle Markets

> Cattle futures fell another $2.50-$3.125 for feeder cattle and 15-85 cents for live cattle on Wednesday, with cash trade also lower as packers hold the upper hand. Negotiations over the California ports remain unresolved, and the export data showed beef exports to China down 78.2% while South Korea fell 1.4%, Japan was flat and Taiwan rose 20%.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:06:56.230Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81899-uncertainty-at-west-coast-ports-pressures-cattle-markets
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

A possible West Coast port disruption threatens beef exports and adds to the cattle supply glut already built up in feedlots, which pressures live and feeder cattle prices. Weaker cattle values reduce the economics of feeding and can lower demand for feed ingredients over time.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2019-08-19 | [Beef, pork, poultry markets face new challenges: analyst](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57716-beef-pork-poultry-markets-face-new-challenges-analyst.md) | -5.0% | -10.2% |
| HOGS | 2024-09-30 | [Cattle mixed ahead of possible port strike - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28431-cattle-mixed-ahead-of-possible-port-strike-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| HOGS | 2021-09-30 | [China's farmers face more pain as power crunch drives up feed costs \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45065-china-s-farmers-face-more-pain-as-power-crunch-drives-up-feed-costs-financial.md) | -0.5% | -16.4% |
| HOGS | 2021-02-17 | [South Cotabato firm ships 2,000 hogs to ease tight pork supply, prices in MM \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48496-south-cotabato-firm-ships-2-000-hogs-to-ease-tight-pork-supply-prices-in-mm.md) | +1.8% | +11.5% |
| HOGS | 2024-08-22 | [Grain farmers and pork producers bearing the brunt of rail stoppage - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28833-grain-farmers-and-pork-producers-bearing-the-brunt-of-rail-stoppage-the-globe.md) | +2.9% | +1.9% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-21 | [Markets see major movement after Tyson plant fire - Progressive Cattle \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57734-markets-see-major-movement-after-tyson-plant-fire-progressive-cattle-ag-proud.md) | +1.7% | +2.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2026-05-22 | [Cattle futures fall amid placement, processing concerns \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5387-cattle-futures-fall-amid-placement-processing-concerns-western-livestock-journal.md) | -5.6% | +0.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2019-08-30 | [LIVESTOCK-CME Cattle Futures Decline as USDA Launches Probe into Beef Market \| Advanced Economic Solutions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10032-livestock-cme-cattle-futures-decline-as-usda-launches-probe-into-beef-market.md) | -3.9% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2026/11/05/uncertainty-west-coast-ports-cattle
- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/news/article/2026/11/05/uncertainty-west-coast-ports-cattle

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