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Fed cattle prices fell under pressure in recent weeks after a July cutout decline, the reopening of the Mexican border to feeder cattle, fund liquidation, Tyson plant closure in Illinois, and a plan to relax tariffs on imported ground beef for 90 days. The weekly average fed price was $225/cwt, 14% below the early summer high, while packer margins exceeded $100/cwt.
Wide packer margins shift leverage to processors, keeping fed cattle prices under pressure, while reduced plant capacity and imports weigh on the complex.
feedlotmagazine.comPaul DykstraAug 26, 2026After 121 past bearish trade events, LCATTLE moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (40% higher; middle half -1.6% to +0.8%), and -0.3% over 20.
After 87 past bearish trade events, FCATTLE moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -3.2% to +1.9%), and +1.1% over 20.
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.
Summarizes the bearish drivers: Mexican border reopening, fund liquidation, plant closure and tariff relaxation on imported beef, which hit fed and feeder prices.
