# Cattle Weakness Pushing to Friday

> Live cattle futures fell about $1.55–$1.80 across nearby contracts, while feeder cattle futures dropped roughly $4.40–$5.25. Cash cattle traded at $218 in the South and $214–$216 in the North; weekly federally inspected slaughter was 430,000 head, down 4,000 from the prior week and 33,573 from the same week last year.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T18:38:37.960Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84765-cattle-weakness-pushing-to-friday
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower cattle and feeder futures indicate near-term weakness in livestock prices, while slaughter below year-ago levels points to tighter processing volumes. The report gives feed buyers a bearish signal for cattle-related prices but no new feed-demand driver.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8705768/cattle-weakness-pushing-to-friday

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