# USDA Cattle Report: Mixed Cash Trade, Southern Live Prices Fall - News and Statistics - IndexBox

> USDA data showed uneven negotiated cash cattle trade across major feeding regions on Thursday, with total reported volume of 53,827 head. Southern live purchases were mostly $218 per hundredweight, down $7 from the prior week; prices also declined in Nebraska and the Western Cornbelt.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T12:07:06.702Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85869-usda-cattle-report-mixed-cash-trade-southern-live-prices-fall-news-and
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower negotiated cash prices, particularly in the South, indicate weaker near-term bids from packers and pressure cattle values. The declines across several regions suggest the weakness is not limited to one market.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-report-shows-mixed-cash-cattle-trade-and-lower-southern-live-prices/

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