# USDA Morning Report Shows Limited Negotiated Cash Cattle Trade

> The USDA's November 10 daily report recorded 324 head in negotiated cash cattle purchases, matching the prior week but below the year-earlier 458 head. Negotiated grid-base purchases totaled 724 head, up from 553 a week earlier and down from 793 a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T18:18:02.904Z
- Category: report · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92122-usda-morning-report-shows-limited-negotiated-cash-cattle-trade
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Sparse negotiated cash trading offers little fresh price discovery, while grid-based volumes give a mixed signal on cattle-market activity. The report does not indicate a direct change in feed demand or feed-commodity supply.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-01-01 | [USDA beefs up fed cattle price reporting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73130-usda-beefs-up-fed-cattle-price-reporting.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-09-28 | [USDA investigation shows cattle markets work](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51240-usda-investigation-shows-cattle-markets-work.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| LCATTLE | 2026-10-22 | [Following President Trump's Executive Orders, USDA Updates its Cash Cattle Market Reports to Advance Transparency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/577-following-president-trump-s-executive-orders-usda-updates-its-cash-cattle.md) | +0.1% | — |
| LCATTLE | 2018-10-11 | [Cattle futures mixed, watching direct cash trade develop - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62671-cattle-futures-mixed-watching-direct-cash-trade-develop-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | +3.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2023-11-09 | [November 'WASDE' Report: Steady Cattle Prices Forecast; Corn Prices Lowered \| Cattle Range News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33328-november-wasde-report-steady-cattle-prices-forecast-corn-prices-lowered-cattle.md) | -1.8% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/usda-morning-report-shows-limited-negotiated-cash-cattle-trade/

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