# CAB Insider: Are feedyard days on feed the reason for quality increases? |  | feedlotmagazine.com

> 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.

- Date: 2026-08-26 · published 2026-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8343-cab-insider-are-feedyard-days-on-feed-the-reason-for-quality-increases
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Wide packer margins shift leverage to processors, keeping fed cattle prices under pressure, while reduced plant capacity and imports weigh on the complex.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-27 | 1 | -3.9% | -4.8 | Summarizes the bearish drivers: Mexican border reopening, fund liquidation, plant closure and tariff relaxation on imported beef, which hit fed and feeder prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2024-09-27 | [On the move: More beef imports from Australia, Brazil, Uruguay \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28249-on-the-move-more-beef-imports-from-australia-brazil-uruguay-tsln-com.md) | +1.1% | +2.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-03 | [Feeder market softens as demand for cattle weakens \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7820-feeder-market-softens-as-demand-for-cattle-weakens-the-western-producer.md) | -4.7% | -10.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-05-23 | [A Week of Wild Rides: Ag Markets Deliver Volatility From the Grains to Cattle Ahead of Memorial Day \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5386-a-week-of-wild-rides-ag-markets-deliver-volatility-from-the-grains-to-cattle.md) | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-10-24 | [Fears of Mexico border reopening cap a brutal week for the cattle market - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22526-fears-of-mexico-border-reopening-cap-a-brutal-week-for-the-cattle-market-pro.md) | -1.3% | -8.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-24 | [US cattle futures slide on tariff rollback and import fears - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6068-us-cattle-futures-slide-on-tariff-rollback-and-import-fears-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -3.1% | +4.4% |
| FCATTLE | 2021-05-28 | [CattleFax analysts look for leverage to return to cattle feeders \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4967-cattlefax-analysts-look-for-leverage-to-return-to-cattle-feeders-thefencepost.md) | +10.0% | +17.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-09-27 | [On the move: More beef imports from Australia, Brazil, Uruguay \| TSLN.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28249-on-the-move-more-beef-imports-from-australia-brazil-uruguay-tsln-com.md) | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-03 | [Feeder market softens as demand for cattle weakens \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7820-feeder-market-softens-as-demand-for-cattle-weakens-the-western-producer.md) | -3.7% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- feedlotmagazine.com: https://www.feedlotmagazine.com/cab-insider-are-feedyard-days-on-feed-the-reason-for-quality-increases/article_1eae89c2-31cf-4bb7-9369-e9a3b478d57c.html

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