# Cattle Look to Monday Trade Following Weakness

> Live cattle futures ended Friday lower, with December contracts down $6.90 for the week; feeder cattle futures also fell, losing $15.45 for the week. Cash cattle traded mostly at $214–218, while weekly federally inspected slaughter was 34,948 head below the same week last year. Speculators reduced net-long positions in both live and feeder cattle.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T15:08:27.571Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89645-cattle-look-to-monday-trade-following-weakness
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower futures, weaker late cash bids and long liquidation point to near-term pressure on cattle prices. Slaughter running below last year may limit beef supply, but the report mainly describes recent market moves rather than a new fundamental shift.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8734618/cattle-look-to-monday-trade-following-weakness

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