# Cattle Posting Mixed Trade as Feeders are the Upside Leaders

> Live cattle futures slipped 10 to 30 cents on Thursday, while feeder cattle futures rose $2.40 to $3.20. The CME Feeder Cattle Index rose 19 cents to $330.61 on November 10, and Choice boxed beef was quoted at $360.19. Weekly federally inspected slaughter was 325,000 head, down about 24,800 from a year earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T21:06:52.392Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96466-cattle-posting-mixed-trade-as-feeders-are-the-upside-leaders
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower slaughter supports feeder cattle prices, and feeder demand affects feed grain and by-product demand in cattle operations. The mixed moves carry little new supply or price signal for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/8807181/cattle-posting-mixed-trade-as-feeders-are-the-upside-leaders

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.