# Cattle markets struggle to find recovery | Western Livestock Journal

> Cattle futures fell another week as rumors of reopening the southern border to Mexican cattle imports circulated, a claim USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins refuted. The December live cattle contract lost about $12 to close at $218.77 and February lost more than $12 to $216.75. Cash steers traded at $225-232 live for the week.

- Date: 2025-11-07 · published 2025-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8355-cattle-markets-struggle-to-find-recovery-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower futures reflect loss of confidence and fear of more imports, even as analysts expect the tightest fed cattle supplies in coming months. Feeder and live cattle price direction remains tied to import policy headlines.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-11-06 | 5 | -5.0% | -3.6 | December live cattle lost about $12 for the week ending Nov 7 on border reopening rumors, matching the move's timing and size. |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/cattle-markets-struggle-to-find-recovery/

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