# CME : Feeder Cattle futures led livestock sell-off on import news. | MarketScreener UAE Emirates

> Feeder cattle futures led a livestock sell-off after announcements on beef import quotas and overextended market conditions, with October live cattle falling to 213.50. Feeder cash prices dropped $35 over the past month and commercial traders net sold, while lean hog futures held steady on higher cash and cutout values.

- Date: 2026-08-24 · published 2026-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8345-cme-feeder-cattle-futures-led-livestock-sell-off-on-import-news-marketscreener
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected beef import quotas add supply and pressure cattle prices, while lean hogs are supported by firm pork cutout values.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 2026-08-27 | 1 | -3.9% | -4.8 | Feeder futures led the livestock sell-off on import news and overextended positioning, with commercial net selling, though dated Aug 24 rather than the move day. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCATTLE | 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) | +2.2% | +10.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-03-25 | [U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25716-u-s-livestock-lean-hog-futures-gain-cattle-mixed-farmtario.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -3.2% | -1.1% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-11-21 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5449-u-s-livestock-cattle-futures-dip-as-brazilian-beef-tariffs-lifted-grainews.md) | -4.9% | +1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2025-10-28 | [US cattle futures plunge as import fears grow - CME
						 \| The Cattle Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22557-us-cattle-futures-plunge-as-import-fears-grow-cme-the-cattle-site.md) | -0.8% | -11.7% |
| 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% |
| LCATTLE | 2025-03-25 | [U.S. livestock: Lean hog futures gain, cattle mixed \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25716-u-s-livestock-lean-hog-futures-gain-cattle-mixed-farmtario.md) | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2024-05-29 | [U.S. livestock: Cattle lower on technical trading, JBS-China export news - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30400-u-s-livestock-cattle-lower-on-technical-trading-jbs-china-export-news-agcanada.md) | -1.0% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- ae.marketscreener.com: https://ae.marketscreener.com/news/cme-feeder-cattle-futures-led-livestock-sell-off-on-import-news-ce7858dbde88f620

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