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Fed steer slaughter has averaged about 277,000 head per week since June, up from 256,000 during January–May, while heifer slaughter has declined from 167,000 to 150,000 head per week. Through the week of Oct.
24, combined fed-cattle slaughter was 1.4 million head below 2025; the article also describes a nine-day slide in December live-cattle futures and weighs whether prices have bottomed.
Lower overall slaughter and a smaller cattle supply can support cattle prices, while changes in carcass weights affect beef availability. The futures rebound question is a near-term market signal rather than a new supply announcement.
meatingplace.comHales Trading Co.Nov 9, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
