# What’s Going On With Cattle Prices?

> U.S. feeder cattle and live cattle futures fell sharply during the week of November 2–6, with feeder cattle reaching a six-week low and live cattle an 11-month low before both rebounded late Friday. Analysts attributed pressure to election-related risk-off trading, concerns about the economy, declining boxed beef values, and possible disruption to beef exports from a threatened labor strike at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:07:01.286Z
- Category: market · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89845-what-s-going-on-with-cattle-prices
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker beef cutout values and potential export delays could reduce demand for fed cattle and weigh on cattle prices; the port risk is particularly relevant to U.S. shipments to Southeast Asia. Election-driven uncertainty added volatility to livestock and other commodity markets.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral
- FCATTLE: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/what-s-going-on-with-cattle-prices-12244774

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