# USDA Cattle Report Nov 5, 2026: Daily Trade Mixed, Weekly Prices Down

> The USDA’s five-area cattle report recorded 11,953 head of negotiated cash sales on November 4, down from 34,913 a week earlier and 51,525 a year earlier. Week-to-date volume was 39,718 head, above the prior week’s 36,015 but below the year-earlier 52,041; the report also reflects a methodology change that aggregates all five regions.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T09:08:11.607Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83651-usda-cattle-report-nov-5-2026-daily-trade-mixed-weekly-prices-down
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower weekly cattle prices versus a year earlier point to softer cash-market conditions, while the reported volumes provide buyers and sellers a gauge of near-term slaughter-cattle trade. The data are relevant to livestock and meat markets but do not establish a clear feed-commodity price direction.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2023-10-24 | [USDA Cattle on Feed Report Hits Cattle Prices Hard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10309-usda-cattle-on-feed-report-hits-cattle-prices-hard.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-05-04 | [Ups and downs of cattle prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10633-ups-and-downs-of-cattle-prices.md) | +0.9% | -6.3% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-06-29 | [Feeder Cattle Auction report \| West Plains Daily Quill](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64679-feeder-cattle-auction-report-west-plains-daily-quill.md) | -1.7% | +2.0% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-14 | [USDA cattle report shows strong market prices support higher feedlot numbers - Oklahoma Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33332-usda-cattle-report-shows-strong-market-prices-support-higher-feedlot-numbers.md) | -0.4% | -4.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-08-28 | [Corn Weekly Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34583-corn-weekly-report.md) | -0.8% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-5-area-cattle-report-mixed-daily-trade-weekly-prices-below-year-earlier-levels/

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