# Cattle futures mostly higher heading into Friday

> On the CME, feeder cattle futures closed $3.87 to $4.15 higher, while live cattle were mixed, with December down $0.07 and February up $0.25. Direct cash cattle trade was quiet, with a $215 bid in Kansas passed. Boxed beef was mixed and estimated slaughter was about 110,000 head.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:08:18.921Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96590-cattle-futures-mostly-higher-heading-into-friday
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Firm feeder cattle prices and limited cash trade point to tight feeder supplies, which supports demand for feed grains and roughage over the near term.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/cattle-futures-mostly-higher-heading-into-friday-2/

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