# Hales: Beef Prices Show Signs of Cooling as Wholesale Values Slide

> Hales Trading estimates US cattle slaughter at 110,000 head on the day, with week-to-date slaughter 5,000 head above last week and on track for 539,000 head. The beef cutout fell $4.00 to $362 while fed cattle costs rose $2.00 to $218.64 in Nebraska, leaving packers with positive margins.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T03:07:13.092Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97016-hales-beef-prices-show-signs-of-cooling-as-wholesale-values-slide
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heavier slaughter pushing more beef into the pipeline than it can absorb points to softer beef values and weaker cattle demand, a modest read-through for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- LCATTLE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- meatingplace.com: https://meatingplace.com/hales-beef-prices-show-signs-of-cooling-as-wholesale-values-slide/

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