# CAB Insider: Record Weights Support Fed Cattle Decline

> Average cash fed cattle prices have settled in a $224 to $228/cwt range after dropping from $235/cwt in early August. Record steer carcass weights of 994 lb. for the week of October 11 hit USDA data, and live cattle futures fell $14 to $15/cwt over the past week.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T15:07:11.468Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81901-cab-insider-record-weights-support-fed-cattle-decline
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Record heavy carcass weights point to a slower-moving feedlot sector, but forecast smaller fed supplies into early 2027 limit the bearish impact on cattle prices, so the futures sell-off may be overdone.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/cab-insider-record-weights-support-fed-cattle-decline/article_837472c7-fc2b-40d5-be6e-791c2f620a26.html

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