# Iowa/Minnesota Negotiated Cattle Trade Falls on Lower Demand

> USDA’s Iowa/Minnesota weekly report showed negotiated cattle purchases in the Western Cornbelt fell to 21,686 head for the week ending November 8, below both the previous week and the year-earlier level. Live cattle purchases were down $6–$14 and dressed purchases were down $8–$25 from the prior week, with demand described as light by Friday.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-10T06:23:41.570Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91292-iowa-minnesota-negotiated-cattle-trade-falls-on-lower-demand
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower demand and reduced negotiated volume point to weaker near-term buying pressure on cattle, consistent with the reported decline in cash prices.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2025-04-21 | [Cattle Falls Out of the Long Weekend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11325-cattle-falls-out-of-the-long-weekend.md) | +2.0% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-06-27 | [Live cattle weaken on slowing demand - CME
						 \| The Beef Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35614-live-cattle-weaken-on-slowing-demand-cme-the-beef-site.md) | -0.6% | +1.2% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-05-25 | [Record Number of Cattle on Feed and Record Low Inventory Outside of Feedlots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41541-record-number-of-cattle-on-feed-and-record-low-inventory-outside-of-feedlots.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-12-22 | [Dec. 1 Cattle on Feed Up 3%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32853-dec-1-cattle-on-feed-up-3.md) | +0.7% | +2.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2016-09-07 | [Lower Cash Fed Cattle Prices on Large Cattle Slaughter \| Ohio BEEF Cattle Letter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9461-lower-cash-fed-cattle-prices-on-large-cattle-slaughter-ohio-beef-cattle-letter.md) | +0.1% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/iowaminnesota-negotiated-cattle-trade-falls-on-lower-demand/

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